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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flowers did Michael remember seeing on the last estate where he lived with his siblings?
(a) Schefflera.
(b) Orchids.
(c) Oleander.
(d) Impatiens.

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

3. Where did Doris work after her divorce from Mervyn?
(a) Ceylon Continental.
(b) Palm Village Hotel.
(c) Grand Oriental Hotel.
(d) Galadari Hotel.

4. In one of the stories about Mervyn's train escapade, what color were the dogs he was leading?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

5. According to Aunt Dolly, where would wives meet their beaus?
(a) Cinnamon Gardens.
(b) Spice Gardens.
(c) Royal Palace Park.
(d) Gordon Gardens.

6. Where was the school located that Michael first attended as a child?
(a) Colombo.
(b) Jaffna.
(c) Kegalle.
(d) Yala.

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

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

9. How old was Michael's mother when David Grenier died?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

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

14. Why was Doris put in Spittel's Nursing Home?
(a) She had pneumonia.
(b) She had bronchitis.
(c) She had para-typhoid.
(d) She had malaria.

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) 6 years.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the school nurse who was in charge of Michael and the other boys his age?

2. What was Susan's husband's name?

3. How far was the car from the house when it stalled?

4. What was Mervyn's rank in the Ceylon Light Infantry when Michael was born?

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

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