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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. What color were the cement floors where Michael used to live?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blue.

2. What type of birds did Michael hear and see on a tree outside the old governor's house?
(a) Indian Peafowl.
(b) Crows and white cranes.
(c) Common Hill Myna.
(d) Black-hooded orioles and junglefowls.

3. 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) Fiat.
(c) VW.
(d) Saab.

4. How many brothers did Simon Ondaatje have?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what ocean is Ceylon located?

2. What dance was perfected on a rock at Gasanawa?

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

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

5. What type of snake was a problem at Rock Hill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Michael feel when he awoke from a friend's house near Lake Ontario?

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

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

6. What happened at Philip Ondaatje's funeral?

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

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

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

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

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