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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 dance was perfected on a rock at Gasanawa?

2. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?

3. How many poisons did William Charles Ondaatje discover in Ceylon?

4. What was the only thing Mervyn had to offer his parents and sister when they arrived in England?

5. What did Francis de Saram hold in his hand as he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened at Philip Ondaatje's funeral?

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

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

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

6. What was the heat like in Colombo?

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

8. What did Mervyn use at Rock Hill to deter the snakes?

9. What myth was told about thalagoya?

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 indicated that resthouses were an old tradition in Ceylon. Discuss resthouses and the dispute concerning resthouses.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Michael was given insight into his thought process by a friend. Discuss how Michael's thought process worked.

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