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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 long had it been since Michael had been in Ceylon?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 30 years.

2. How often would Philip Ondaatje travel to England?
(a) Every other year.
(b) Every two years.
(c) Every three years.
(d) Once a year.

3. How old did Michael believe his mother was when she met Mervyn?
(a) 29.
(b) 24.
(c) 27.
(d) 22.

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

5. When was the poem "Women Like You" written?
(a) 5th century.
(b) 6th century.
(c) 7th century.
(d) 4th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what months did Michael's grandparents move to Nuwara Eliya?

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

3. What type of car did Mervyn and Doris ride in with their friends to the place where they were to be married?

4. What did men roll across the city?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened at Philip Ondaatje's funeral?

3. Describe the kabaragoya Michael and the children found dead on the beach.

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

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

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

7. What myth was told about thalagoya?

8. What was the heat like in Colombo?

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

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

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