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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 color was the uniform insurgents wore?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

2. Who said, "Oh, who will heal the sufferings/Of the man whose balm turned poison"?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Burns.
(c) Gray.
(d) Keats.

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

4. When was Mervyn sent to England to go to college?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1923.

5. What would wake Michael and his siblings on the last estate where they lived as children?
(a) A gong.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A drum.
(d) A bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Philip Ondaatje when he retired?

2. What was Susan's husband's name?

3. What time of day did Archer like to go cycling?

4. What type of beetles did Jennifer and Susan have to catch for Mervyn?

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

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