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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 Michael's dream that caused him to return to Ceylon, what would he see his father surrounded by?
(a) Men with guns.
(b) Crocodiles.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Friends drinking.

2. How old was Michael when he left Ceylon?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

3. How many poisons did William Charles Ondaatje discover in Ceylon?
(a) 55.
(b) 27.
(c) 45.
(d) 15.

4. How many children did Michael's ancestor who first came to Ceylon have with his Sinhalese wife?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

5. What did men roll across the city?
(a) Ice.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Logs.
(d) Food carts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mervyn become engaged to while his parents thought he was a student?

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

3. What commission did Uncle Ned oversee while he was in Jaffna?

4. How long after dawn would the garden be a blaze of heat, frantic with noise and butterflies?

5. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the thalagoya.

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

3. What did Michael see in a dream when he was staying at a friend's house near Lake Ontario?

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

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

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

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

8. How did Michael eat the curry he had for lunch at the old governor's home?

9. Describe the engagement ring that Mervyn bought for Doris and Gratiaen and how it was paid for.

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

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