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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How many deer did Michael and his family see on the other side of the lake when they were showering in the jungle rain?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

6. When did Doris leave for England?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1943.

7. Where was the first place that Doris lived when she moved to England?
(a) Leverstock Green.
(b) Lancaster Gate.
(c) North Finchley.
(d) Potters Crouch.

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

9. What gear was the car in when the transmission broke?
(a) 4th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 2nd.

10. 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) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

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

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

13. What was the name of the dog that the Ondaatjes had on the tea estate?
(a) Chindit.
(b) Blackie.
(c) Bandit.
(d) Spot.

14. How far apart were the resthouses in Ceylon?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

15. To how many hospitals did Lalla dedicate her body after her death?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What animal appeared out of the trees while Michael and his family were showering in the rain?

4. Where did Lalla claim she was born?

5. What disease did one of Rene's cows catch?

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