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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bombs did Mervyn find on a train he hijacked?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

2. What costume did Doris wear to the Galle Face Dance?
(a) Caterpillar.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

3. When was Mervyn banned from the Ceylon Railways?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1942.

4. How far was it to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?
(a) 105 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 80 miles.

5. How far was it from Galle to Colombo?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 65 miles.
(c) 70 miles.
(d) 75 miles.

6. How tall was Michael's Aunt Dolly?
(a) 4 ft. 10 in.
(b) 5 ft. 1 in.
(c) 5 ft. 5 in.
(d) 5 ft.

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

8. When did Lalla die?
(a) August 15, 1947.
(b) April 12, 1945.
(c) November 1, 1948.
(d) March 18, 1946.

9. How old was the English officer who was ordered to build a road from Colombo to Kandy when the road was finished?
(a) 41.
(b) 33.
(c) 36.
(d) 38.

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

11. What noise would awaken Michael at 3 a.m. when he was in the jungle?
(a) Junglefowl.
(b) Malkohas.
(c) Owls.
(d) Peacocks.

12. What did Willie first attempt to raise when he lived at Palm Lodge?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goats.
(c) Cows.
(d) Chickens.

13. Where did Doris run a small dance and theater school?
(a) Colombo.
(b) Negombo.
(c) Kegalle.
(d) Galle.

14. Near where did David Grenier drown?
(a) Jaffna.
(b) Negombo.
(c) Kelaniya.
(d) Batticaloa.

15. How long were Mervyn and Doris married before they divorced?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 17 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Doris work after her divorce from Mervyn?

2. How many feet did Michael and his companions climb in thirty miles when they drove to the tea estate?

3. How many deer did Michael and his family see on the other side of the lake when they were showering in the jungle rain?

4. What poets did Doris enjoy?

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

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