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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 what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?
(a) Southern.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Western.
(d) Northern.
2. What covered the windows in homes in Ceylon?
(a) Delicate bars.
(b) Screens.
(c) Mosquito netting.
(d) Curtains.
3. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?
(a) Kegalle.
(b) Kandy.
(c) Trincomalee.
(d) Colombo.
4. How many children did Michael's ancestor who first came to Ceylon have with his Sinhalese wife?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.
5. On page 79, where was the house located that Michael was sitting in?
(a) Buller's Road.
(b) Glennie St.
(c) Beira Road.
(d) Malay St.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Mervyn's parents discover he had not passed the entrance exams for the university?
2. When the Gasanawa group went to the December races, what would they order on their way?
3. During what months did Michael's grandparents move to Nuwara Eliya?
4. 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?
5. How old did Michael believe his mother was when she met Mervyn?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did a Dutch governor's daughter appear as a ghost?
2. Under what condition, did a friend tell Michael that he seemed to know exactly what he wanted?
3. What did Michael see in a dream when he was staying at a friend's house near Lake Ontario?
4. What transpired when Simon Ondaatje and his brothers would gather on Sunday mornings?
5. How did Michael feel when he awoke from a friend's house near Lake Ontario?
6. What did Michael dream on page 27?
7. What was the heat like in Colombo?
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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