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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Michael balance when he was drunk?
(a) Plate.
(b) Book.
(c) Wine glass.
(d) Flowers.

2. How long was Robert Knox held captive by a Kandyan king?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 25 years.

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

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

5. When was governor's house built?
(a) Around 1700.
(b) 1743.
(c) Around 1600.
(d) 1694.

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

7. What color was a church painted that Michael saw on Reclamation Street in Colombo?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

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

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

11. Near what continent is Ceylon located?
(a) Africa.
(b) Europe.
(c) Australasia.
(d) Asia.

12. How long after Michael awoke from a dream in a house near Lake Ontario, did he have a farewell party for his trip to Ceylon?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

13. How long did it take Mervyn's parents and sister to get to England by ship?
(a) 24 days.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 18 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

14. 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) Saab.
(c) VW.
(d) Fiat.

15. When was Reverend Jurgen Ondaatje the translator and chaplain in Colombo?
(a) 1793-1814.
(b) 1853-1869.
(c) 1835-1847.
(d) 1864-1872.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did the insurgents play with Michael's younger sister Susan when they came to Rock Hill?

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

3. In the poem "Sweet Like a Crow," stepping on what bird was compared to the sound of someone's voice?

4. In the introduction to Chapter 1, how long had there been a drought?

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

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