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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. In the introduction to Chapter 1, how long had there been a drought?
(a) Since April.
(b) Since December.
(c) Since November.
(d) Since March.

2. How long was Robert Knox held captive by a Kandyan king?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 20 years.

3. What type of pet was in the room of the friend's house where Michael awoke from a dream?
(a) Hamster.
(b) Cat
(c) Fish.
(d) Dog.

4. What type of car did Mervyn and Doris ride in with their friends to the place where they were to be married?
(a) Audi.
(b) Saab.
(c) VW.
(d) Fiat.

5. How many ways were there to describe the smell of a durian fruit?
(a) 4.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Francis de Saram die?

2. How many pellets were found in Jessica Cantley's body?

3. In what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?

4. When did Philip Ondaatje die?

5. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What myth was told about thalagoya?

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

3. Why was Noel Gratiaen sent down from Oxford after his first year?

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

5. What could Michael see and hear in his friend's house when he awoke from a dream?

6. Describe the tombstone Michael and his family discovered in a church in Colombo.

7. When did Michael's parents' generation grow up?

8. Describe how a visitor would approach the old governor's house.

9. Describe the thalagoya.

10. What did Michael dream on page 27?

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