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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Gasanawa group went to the December races, what would they order on their way?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Curry.

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

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

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

5. How long was the train ride from Colombo to Jaffna?
(a) 7 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

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

7. What type of flower did Lalla wear on her dress when she went to the races?
(a) Violet.
(b) Guelder Rose.
(c) Buttercup.
(d) Jacaranda.

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

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

10. When did Philip Ondaatje die?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1939.

11. When did a Dutch governor's daughter throw herself down a well?
(a) 1681.
(b) 1734.
(c) 1712.
(d) 1643.

12. What was the only thing Mervyn had to offer his parents and sister when they arrived in England?
(a) Sour milk.
(b) Dry toast.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Eggs.

13. What was Philip Ondaatje's occupation?
(a) Politician.
(b) Factory owner.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Plantation owner.

14. How old was Michael when he left Ceylon?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 13.

15. At what university did Mervyn Ondaatje take entrance exams?
(a) Northumbria.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?

2. How tall were the doorways of the old governor's home?

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

4. When did Michael's ancestor first arrive in Ceylon?

5. What year did Natalia Asarrapa die?

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