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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. When did Michael's Aunt Dolly begin smoking?
(a) 20 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 18 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

2. What profession did Lalla's brother Vere try to pursue?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Banker.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Auctioneer.

3. What type of bushes were outside the dining room doors at the tea estate?
(a) Rhododendren.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Francisco.
(d) Tea.

4. Where did lightning strike the house on the tea estate?
(a) Near the fuse box.
(b) The attic.
(c) A back bedroom.
(d) Porch roof.

5. What would wake Michael and his siblings on the last estate where they lived as children?
(a) A gong.
(b) A drum.
(c) A bell.
(d) A trumpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lalla die?

2. What poets did Doris enjoy?

3. What was the name of the dog that the Ondaatjes had on the tea estate?

4. At the time that Michael traveled to Ceylon, how old was his Aunt Dolly?

5. Where did Lalla claim she was born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why couldn't Mervyn stand Lalla?

3. How did Mervyn deter Lalla from ravaging the garden at Kuttapitiya?

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

5. How did Lalla die?

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

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

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

9. How did Michael describe the only picture he had of his parents together?

10. How did Mervyn nearly kill his three older children?

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