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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 old was Philip Ondaatje when he retired?
(a) 65.
(b) 52.
(c) 40.
(d) 48.

2. How much did Michael pay for a pair of sandals his first week in Ceylon?
(a) 35 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

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

4. In 1971, what was the average age of the insurgents?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mervyn go to fight during a time when the university closed for vacation?

2. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?

3. How long after Michael awoke from a dream in a house near Lake Ontario, did he have a farewell party for his trip to Ceylon?

4. How many ways were there to describe the smell of a durian fruit?

5. What was Doris's favorite song in the 1920s?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What myth was told about thalagoya?

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

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

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

6. What did Michael dream on page 27?

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

8. What was the heat like in Colombo?

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

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

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