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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Prodigal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Michael pay for a pair of sandals his first week in Ceylon?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 15 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 35 cents.

2. How long were Mervyn and Doris married before they divorced?
(a) 14 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 16 years.

3. What did men roll across the city?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Food carts.
(c) Logs.
(d) Ice.

4. At the beginning of the section "The Passions of Lalla," where did Michael say his grandmother died?
(a) In an automobile accident.
(b) At a jacaranda tree.
(c) In her bed.
(d) On a boat.

5. During the war, where did Lalla open up a boarding house?
(a) Colombo.
(b) Nuwara Eliya.
(c) Kegalle.
(d) Kandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What commission did Uncle Ned oversee while he was in Jaffna?

2. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?

3. What did Willie first attempt to raise when he lived at Palm Lodge?

4. What color dress did the Dutch governor's daughter wear when she appeared as a ghost?

5. Who did Mervyn become engaged to while his parents thought he was a student?

(see the answer key)

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