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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bushes were outside the dining room doors at the tea estate?
(a) Rhododendren.
(b) Francisco.
(c) Lilac.
(d) Tea.

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

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

4. 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) 6,000.
(d) 2,000.

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) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

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

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

8. What game did Michael play with Susan and her husband during a thunderstorm on the tea estate?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Poker.
(d) Checkers.

9. What animal appeared out of the trees while Michael and his family were showering in the rain?
(a) Sloth bear.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Black boar.
(d) Leopard.

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

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

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

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

14. How far was the car from the house when it stalled?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 1/2 mile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mervyn's favorite resthouse?

2. What was the name of Lalla's head milkman?

3. How long was the tunnel where Mervyn threatened to commit suicide?

4. How far apart were the resthouses in Ceylon?

5. How long were Mervyn and Doris married before they divorced?

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