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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Michael, Susan, and her husband to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

2. Where did lightning strike the house on the tea estate?
(a) A back bedroom.
(b) Near the fuse box.
(c) Porch roof.
(d) The attic.

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

4. 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) 36.
(c) 33.
(d) 38.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. How many feet did Michael and his companions climb in thirty miles when they drove to the tea estate?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 6,000.

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

13. Where did Doris hold her breath and faint so that Mervyn would have to stop drinking?
(a) Kitulgala resthouse.
(b) Tissamaharama resthouse.
(c) Ambepussa resthouse.
(d) Dambulla resthouse.

14. What was Mervyn's rank in the Ceylon Light Infantry when Michael was born?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Major.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Captain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was David Grenier's wife?

2. Where did Doris and Mervyn go in Nuwara Eliya to try to repair their marriage?

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

4. Near where did David Grenier drown?

5. How long had Mervyn and Doris been married when she took him clothes after he stripped, jumped off a train, and rushed into the Kadugannawa tunnel?

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