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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Willie first attempt to raise when he lived at Palm Lodge?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Goats.

3. When did Lalla die?
(a) March 18, 1946.
(b) November 1, 1948.
(c) August 15, 1947.
(d) April 12, 1945.

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

5. What year was the car that was in Aunt Dolly's garden?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1930.

6. How old was Lalla when she received a small inheritance?
(a) 39.
(b) 43.
(c) 56.
(d) 68.

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

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

9. What disease did one of Rene's cows catch?
(a) Rinderpest fever.
(b) Anthrax.
(c) Mad cow disease.
(d) Milk fever.

10. What was the name of the officer in the Ceylon Light Infantry that Mervyn terrified when he was in his twenties?
(a) David Arasakulasuriya.
(b) John Kotelawala.
(c) Peter Mihindukulasuriya.
(d) Thomas Kurukulasuriya.

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

12. Near where did David Grenier drown?
(a) Jaffna.
(b) Kelaniya.
(c) Batticaloa.
(d) Negombo.

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

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

15. Where did Doris and Mervyn go in Nuwara Eliya to try to repair their marriage?
(a) Oliphant.
(b) Ferncliff.
(c) Grand Hotel.
(d) Cranleigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many deer did Michael and his family see on the other side of the lake when they were showering in the jungle rain?

3. What poets did Doris enjoy?

4. As a teen, what song did Michael dance disgracefully to with girls?

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

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