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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. How tall was Michael's Aunt Dolly?
(a) 5 ft. 5 in.
(b) 5 ft. 1 in.
(c) 4 ft. 10 in.
(d) 5 ft.

2. How far apart were the resthouses in Ceylon?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

3. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?
(a) 4 feet.
(b) 12 inches.
(c) 6 inches.
(d) 2 feet.

4. In what book did Michael read these words: "she had been forced into prudence in her youth--she learned romance as she grew older. . ."?
(a) Sense & Sensibility.
(b) Persuasion.
(c) Emma.
(d) Love and Friendship.

5. What type of birds did Michael hear and see on a tree outside the old governor's house?
(a) Black-hooded orioles and junglefowls.
(b) Indian Peafowl.
(c) Common Hill Myna.
(d) Crows and white cranes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Michael when he realized he had slipped past a childhood he had ignored and not understood?

2. What color were the walls in the old governor's home when the Dutch first built the house?

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

4. On page 24, what time was it when Michael sat in the old governor's home in Jaffna?

5. What was the name of the school nurse who was in charge of Michael and the other boys his age?

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