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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Michael when he realized he had slipped past a childhood he had ignored and not understood?
(a) Mid 30s.
(b) 34.
(c) Mid 20s.
(d) 23.

2. What time did Mervyn's parents arrive at his apartment unannounced when they came to England to confront him?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

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

4. What type of car did Mervyn and Doris ride in with their friends to the place where they were to be married?
(a) VW.
(b) Audi.
(c) Fiat.
(d) Saab.

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

6. How many poisons did William Charles Ondaatje discover in Ceylon?
(a) 45.
(b) 55.
(c) 15.
(d) 27.

7. In the poem "Sweet Like a Crow," stepping on what bird was compared to the sound of someone's voice?
(a) Grebe.
(b) Peacock.
(c) Petrel.
(d) Booby.

8. In Michael's dream that caused him to return to Ceylon, what would he see his father surrounded by?
(a) Friends drinking.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Men with guns.
(d) Crocodiles.

9. What dance was perfected on a rock at Gasanawa?
(a) Tango.
(b) Fox Trot.
(c) Lindy Hop.
(d) Charleston.

10. How long had it been since Michael had been in Ceylon?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 30 years.

11. How tall were the doorways of the old governor's home?
(a) 14. ft.
(b) 7 ft.
(c) 20 ft.
(d) 6 ft.

12. When was D. H. Lawrence in Ceylon?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1912.

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

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

15. What game did the insurgents play with Michael's younger sister Susan when they came to Rock Hill?
(a) Badminton.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Croquet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Gasanawa group went to the December races, what would they order on their way?

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

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

4. What did men roll across the city?

5. Where did Mervyn go to fight during a time when the university closed for vacation?

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