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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did one of Rene's cows catch?
(a) Anthrax.
(b) Mad cow disease.
(c) Milk fever.
(d) Rinderpest fever.

2. What type of animal droppings surrounded the house on stilts in the jungle, where Michael and his family stayed?
(a) Boar.
(b) Deer.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Elephant.

3. At the time that Michael traveled to Ceylon, how old was his Aunt Dolly?
(a) 80.
(b) 85.
(c) 75.
(d) 90.

4. Where did Doris and Mervyn go in Nuwara Eliya to try to repair their marriage?
(a) Cranleigh.
(b) Oliphant.
(c) Ferncliff.
(d) Grand Hotel.

5. How old was Lalla when she became a widow?
(a) Almost 25.
(b) 27.
(c) Not yet 30.
(d) 32.

6. What profession did Lalla's brother Vere try to pursue?
(a) Banker.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Auctioneer.
(d) Lawyer.

7. What game did Michael play with Susan and her husband during a thunderstorm on the tea estate?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Poker.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Monopoly.

8. How long did Michael say it would take for the tea estate to turn to jungle if it was left alone?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 3 years.

9. What was Mervyn's favorite resthouse?
(a) Kitulgala.
(b) Kandy.
(c) Avissawella.
(d) Kegalle.

10. What was the name of the school nurse who was in charge of Michael and the other boys his age?
(a) Ishara.
(b) Shani.
(c) Tania.
(d) Maratina.

11. What was the name of the house where the Daniels lived?
(a) Royden.
(b) Palm Lodge.
(c) Flower Lodge.
(d) Ceylinco.

12. What was the name of the last estate that Michael and his siblings lived on as children?
(a) Matara.
(b) Kuttapitiya.
(c) Dambulla.
(d) Polonnaruwa.

13. How far was the car from the house when it stalled?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1/2 mile.

14. What type of bushes were outside the dining room doors at the tea estate?
(a) Tea.
(b) Francisco.
(c) Lilac.
(d) Rhododendren.

15. How long was the tunnel where Mervyn threatened to commit suicide?
(a) 3/4 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 1/4 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bombs did Mervyn find on a train he hijacked?

2. How far was it to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?

3. How old was the English officer who was ordered to build a road from Colombo to Kandy when the road was finished?

4. How old was Lalla when she received a small inheritance?

5. According to Aunt Dolly, where would wives meet their beaus?

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