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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after dawn would the garden be a blaze of heat, frantic with noise and butterflies?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

2. On their way to the December races, where would the Gasanawa group go swimming?
(a) Batticaloa.
(b) Galle.
(c) Ambalangoda.
(d) Negombo.

3. What type of flower did Lalla wear on her dress when she went to the races?
(a) Jacaranda.
(b) Buttercup.
(c) Guelder Rose.
(d) Violet.

4. When did Philip Ondaatje die?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1942.

5. What was the only thing Mervyn had to offer his parents and sister when they arrived in England?
(a) Dry toast.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Sour milk.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poisons did William Charles Ondaatje discover in Ceylon?

2. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?

3. At what university did Mervyn Ondaatje take entrance exams?

4. In what book did Michael read these words: "she had been forced into prudence in her youth--she learned romance as she grew older. . ."?

5. In Michael's dream that caused him to return to Ceylon, what would he see his father surrounded by?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mervyn use at Rock Hill to deter the snakes?

2. Why did a Dutch governor's daughter appear as a ghost?

3. What did Mervyn do instead of attending college in England?

4. Under what condition, did a friend tell Michael that he seemed to know exactly what he wanted?

5. Describe the kabaragoya Michael and the children found dead on the beach.

6. Why did Mervyn take a short trip to Ireland when the university closed down?

7. Describe Michael's wildness at his farewell party.

8. What did Lalla look like when she was at the racetrack?

9. What would people do after the races were over for the day?

10. What myth was told about thalagoya?

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