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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the tunnel where Mervyn threatened to commit suicide?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 1/3 mile.
(d) 3/4 mile.

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

3. Who was David Grenier's wife?
(a) Phyllis.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Dickie.
(d) Susan.

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

5. As a teen, what song did Michael dance disgracefully to with girls?
(a) The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
(b) Sloop John B.
(c) Sea of Heartbreak.
(d) Harbour Lights.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What was the name of Lalla's head milkman?
(a) Brumphy.
(b) Bevan.
(c) McCay.
(d) Daniels.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far apart were the resthouses in Ceylon?

2. At the time that Michael traveled to Ceylon, how old was his Aunt Dolly?

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

4. When Michael went back to Ceylon and the tea estate, how many years had it been since his mother had been to the tea estate?

5. Where did Lalla claim she was born?

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