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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 many cows did Lalla and Rene have?
(a) 35.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

2. How far apart were the resthouses in Ceylon?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

3. At the time that Michael traveled to Ceylon, how old was his Aunt Dolly?
(a) 90.
(b) 75.
(c) 85.
(d) 80.

4. How tall was Michael's Aunt Dolly?
(a) 5 ft.
(b) 4 ft. 10 in.
(c) 5 ft. 1 in.
(d) 5 ft. 5 in.

5. How old was Michael's mother when David Grenier died?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vehicle did Mervyn drive when he nearly killed the three older children and himself?

2. How much of a dowry did the woman have that Lalla tried to get her brother to marry?

3. How much did Michael's Aunt Dolly weigh?

4. Who was David Grenier's wife?

5. What poets did Doris enjoy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lalla's father throw caution to the wind when he married a Dickman?

2. What did a fortune-teller predict when Doris left Ceylon in 1949?

3. How did Michael get a bath when he was five and attending a boarding school?

4. Why couldn't Mervyn stand Lalla?

5. What did Lalla do when Shelton de Saram broke their engagement?

6. Why was it thought that Rene de Saram's husband was the victim of someone's charm?

7. What did Rene de Saram do when one of her cows caught Rinderpest fever?

8. How did Lalla die?

9. What did Doris love about Mervyn, even after the divorce?

10. Why did it take so long to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?

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