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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. Where did Lalla claim she was born?
(a) On the beach.
(b) During a storm.
(c) During a dinner party.
(d) During a picnic.
2. What was Susan's husband's name?
(a) John.
(b) Sunil.
(c) V.C.
(d) Kunar.
3. How much of a dowry did the woman have that Lalla tried to get her brother to marry?
(a) 20,000 rupees.
(b) 30,000 rupees.
(c) 40,000 rupees.
(d) 50,000 rupees.
4. To how many hospitals did Lalla dedicate her body after her death?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.
5. How long were Mervyn and Doris married before they divorced?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 16 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many cows did Lalla and Rene have?
2. In one of the stories about Mervyn's train escapade, what color were the dogs he was leading?
3. How far was it to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?
4. What game did Michael play with Susan and her husband during a thunderstorm on the tea estate?
5. In the middle of the 19th century, how old was the English officer who was ordered to organize the building of a road from Colombo to Kandy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Doris coach the three older children to do when Mervyn lapsed into one of his alcoholic states?
2. What did Rene de Saram do when one of her cows caught Rinderpest fever?
3. How did Mervyn deter Lalla from ravaging the garden at Kuttapitiya?
4. How did Mervyn nearly kill his three older children?
5. Why was it thought that Rene de Saram's husband was the victim of someone's charm?
6. What was Michael's Aunt Dolly like?
7. What did a fortune-teller predict when Doris left Ceylon in 1949?
8. What did Lalla do when Shelton de Saram broke their engagement?
9. How did Lalla die?
10. Michael recorded sounds of the night in the jungle when he was in Ceylon. What did he hear when he played the tape back in Canada?
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