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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. When did Philip Ondaatje die?

2. What type of car did Mervyn and Doris ride in with their friends to the place where they were to be married?

3. What was Philip Ondaatje's occupation?

4. How many ways were there to describe the smell of a durian fruit?

5. What did men roll across the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Michael see in a dream when he was staying at a friend's house near Lake Ontario?

2. Describe how a visitor would approach the old governor's house.

3. What were the occupations of Simon Ondaatje and his brothers?

4. Describe Michael's wildness at his farewell party.

5. What happened at Philip Ondaatje's funeral?

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

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

8. When did Michael's parents' generation grow up?

9. What was the heat like in Colombo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Mervyn struggled with dipsomania. Discuss dipsomania and how it affected Mervyn and his family.

Essay Topic 3

Michael wrote that his life was shaped by what went on before him. Discuss why Michael believed his life was shaped by what went on before him.

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