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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 was the tunnel where Mervyn threatened to commit suicide?
(a) 1/3 mile.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 3/4 mile.
(d) 1/2 mile.

2. In one of the stories about Mervyn's train escapade, what color were the dogs he was leading?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

3. How much did Michael's Aunt Dolly weigh?
(a) 95 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 105 pounds.
(d) 70 pounds.

4. How far was the car from the house when it stalled?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1/4 mile.

5. Where was the school located that Michael first attended as a child?
(a) Kegalle.
(b) Yala.
(c) Colombo.
(d) Jaffna.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Mervyn banned from the Ceylon Railways?

2. Where did Doris work after her divorce from Mervyn?

3. How long were Mervyn and Doris married before they divorced?

4. What costume did Doris wear to the Galle Face Dance?

5. What type of bushes were outside the dining room doors at the tea estate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did it take to build a road from Colombo to Kandy?

4. 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?

5. How did Lalla die?

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

7. Why was Mervyn banned from the Ceylon Railroads after 1943?

8. Why couldn't Mervyn stand Lalla?

9. What was Michael's Aunt Dolly like?

10. What happened to the eggs that Willie Gratiaen imported from Australia?

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