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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress did the Dutch governor's daughter wear when she appeared as a ghost?

2. How old was Philip Ondaatje when he retired?

3. What color was a church painted that Michael saw on Reclamation Street in Colombo?

4. What would Michael balance when he was drunk?

5. What was the occupation of the first of Michael's ancestors to arrive in Ceylon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Michael dream on page 27?

2. What was the heat like in Colombo?

3. How did Michael eat the curry he had for lunch at the old governor's home?

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

5. Why was Noel Gratiaen sent down from Oxford after his first year?

6. Describe the thalagoya.

7. What myth was told about thalagoya?

8. What would people do after the races were over for the day?

9. What transpired when Simon Ondaatje and his brothers would gather on Sunday mornings?

10. What did Lalla look like when she was at the racetrack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael described Kuttapitiya, the last estate where he and his siblings lived as children. Discuss Kuttapitiya and the Ondaatje's life there.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mervyn's and Doris's courtship.

Essay Topic 3

Michael said that wildlife stormed and crept into homes. Discuss how wildlife crept into homes and how they affected the occupants of those homes.

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