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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, What We Think of Married Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal appeared out of the trees while Michael and his family were showering in the rain?
(a) Black boar.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Sloth bear.
(d) Leopard.

2. How old was Michael when he left Ceylon?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

3. Where did Francis de Saram work?
(a) A bank.
(b) Government offices.
(c) Tea plantation.
(d) Rubber estate.

4. At the time that Michael traveled to Ceylon, how old was his Aunt Dolly?
(a) 90.
(b) 85.
(c) 80.
(d) 75.

5. Where did Doris and Mervyn go in Nuwara Eliya to try to repair their marriage?
(a) Oliphant.
(b) Grand Hotel.
(c) Ferncliff.
(d) Cranleigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the uniform insurgents wore?

2. How old did Michael believe his mother was when she met Mervyn?

3. When did a Dutch governor's daughter throw herself down a well?

4. What was Mervyn's favorite resthouse?

5. In the section titled "Tongue," what hotel on the beach did Michael and several of the children walk to?

(see the answer key)

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