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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Ceylon Cactus and Succulent Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gear was the car in when the transmission broke?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 1st.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

2. How long after dawn would the garden be a blaze of heat, frantic with noise and butterflies?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

3. Where did Doris work after her divorce from Mervyn?
(a) Grand Oriental Hotel.
(b) Galadari Hotel.
(c) Ceylon Continental.
(d) Palm Village Hotel.

4. Where did Lalla claim she was born?
(a) During a storm.
(b) During a picnic.
(c) On the beach.
(d) During a dinner party.

5. What radio program did Jennifer and Susan listen to with Mervyn?
(a) Honest Harold.
(b) Twenty Questions.
(c) Colgate Comedy.
(d) Amos and Andy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet did Michael and his companions climb in thirty miles when they drove to the tea estate?

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

3. As a teen, what song did Michael dance disgracefully to with girls?

4. How many cows did Lalla and Rene have?

5. When did Mervyn's parents discover he had not passed the entrance exams for the university?

(see the answer key)

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