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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?
(a) Star.
(b) Polygon.
(c) Square.
(d) Rectangle.

2. What covered the windows in homes in Ceylon?
(a) Mosquito netting.
(b) Delicate bars.
(c) Curtains.
(d) Screens.

3. How far could a thalagoya leap from a tree to the ground?
(a) 40 ft.
(b) 5 ft.
(c) 20 ft.
(d) 10 ft.

4. Where did a book Ian Goonetileke put together on the insurgency have to be published?
(a) America.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) England.
(d) Australia.

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

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

7. What color were the walls in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) Rose-red.
(b) Sunshine yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

8. What commission did Uncle Ned oversee while he was in Jaffna?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Race-riots.
(c) Food distribution.
(d) Human rights.

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

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

11. How old did Michael believe his mother was when she met Mervyn?
(a) 24.
(b) 27.
(c) 22.
(d) 29.

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

13. What color dress did the Dutch governor's daughter wear when she appeared as a ghost?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was governor's house built?

2. In 1971, what was the average age of the insurgents?

3. What color were the cement floors where Michael used to live?

4. What color was a church painted that Michael saw on Reclamation Street in Colombo?

5. How long was Robert Knox held captive by a Kandyan king?

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