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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Booby.
(d) Petrel.

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

3. When did Michael's ancestor first arrive in Ceylon?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1500.
(c) 1700.
(d) 1600.

4. On page 79, where was the house located that Michael was sitting in?
(a) Glennie St.
(b) Malay St.
(c) Buller's Road.
(d) Beira Road.

5. How many ways were there to describe the smell of a durian fruit?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 4.
(d) 18.

6. 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.

7. What type of snake was a problem at Rock Hill?
(a) Cobras.
(b) Blind snakes.
(c) Pipe snakes.
(d) Pythons.

8. How old was Natalia Asarrapa when she married?
(a) 17.
(b) 22.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

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

10. What was Doris's favorite song in the 1920s?
(a) A Fine Romance.
(b) Dream Just Dreams.
(c) After All.
(d) Moonlight Bay.

11. Who did Mervyn become engaged to while his parents thought he was a student?
(a) A Duke's daughter.
(b) Russian countess.
(c) A Cambridge student.
(d) French heiress.

12. On page 24, what time was it when Michael sat in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) 1:15 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 2:15 p.m.

13. What type of pet was in the room of the friend's house where Michael awoke from a dream?
(a) Cat
(b) Dog.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hamster.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What dance was perfected on a rock at Gasanawa?

2. At what university did Mervyn Ondaatje take entrance exams?

3. In what book did Michael read these words: "she had been forced into prudence in her youth--she learned romance as she grew older. . ."?

4. How long did it take Mervyn's parents and sister to get to England by ship?

5. What color was the uniform insurgents wore?

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