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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of vehicle did Mervyn drive when he nearly killed the three older children and himself?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Ford.

3. During the war, where did Lalla open up a boarding house?
(a) Kegalle.
(b) Nuwara Eliya.
(c) Kandy.
(d) Colombo.

4. How much cooler was it at the tea estate than it was in Colombo?
(a) 25 degrees.
(b) 15 degrees.
(c) 30 degrees.
(d) 20 degrees.

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

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

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

8. When did Michael's Aunt Dolly begin smoking?
(a) 18 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 20 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

9. In the middle of the 19th century, how old was the English officer who was ordered to organize the building of a road from Colombo to Kandy?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

10. How old was Lalla when she received a small inheritance?
(a) 39.
(b) 43.
(c) 68.
(d) 56.

11. What would wake Michael and his siblings on the last estate where they lived as children?
(a) A drum.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A gong.
(d) A bell.

12. What was Susan's husband's name?
(a) Sunil.
(b) V.C.
(c) Kunar.
(d) John.

13. What poets did Doris enjoy?
(a) Arnold and Aiken.
(b) Cather and Joyce.
(c) Browning and Crane.
(d) Tennyson and Yeats.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gear was the car in when the transmission broke?

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

3. How old was Lalla when she became a widow?

4. To how many hospitals did Lalla dedicate her body after her death?

5. In one of the stories about Mervyn's train escapade, what color were the dogs he was leading?

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