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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. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?
(a) Kandy.
(b) Kegalle.
(c) Colombo.
(d) Trincomalee.

2. When did Michael's ancestor first arrive in Ceylon?
(a) 1500.
(b) 1600.
(c) 1700.
(d) 1800.

3. How far could a thalagoya leap from a tree to the ground?
(a) 40 ft.
(b) 5 ft.
(c) 20 ft.
(d) 10 ft.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Philip Ondaatje die?

2. When was Mervyn sent to England to go to college?

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

4. How long was the train ride from Colombo to Jaffna?

5. When the Gasanawa group went to the December races, what would they order on their way?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Mervyn like when his dipsomania would recur?

4. In the introduction to Chapter 1, what nightmare did Michael experience?

5. What did Michael dream on page 27?

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

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

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

9. What were the occupations of Simon Ondaatje and his brothers?

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

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