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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 was governor's house built?

2. How long did it take Mervyn's parents and sister to get to England by ship?

3. In the section titled "Tongue," what hotel on the beach did Michael and several of the children walk to?

4. How far could a thalagoya leap from a tree to the ground?

5. What time did Mervyn's parents arrive at his apartment unannounced when they came to England to confront him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the introduction to Chapter 1, what nightmare did Michael experience?

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

3. How did Michael feel when he awoke from a friend's house near Lake Ontario?

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

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

6. What was the heat like in Colombo?

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

8. Why did Mervyn take a short trip to Ireland when the university closed down?

9. Describe the kabaragoya Michael and the children found dead on the beach.

10. What myth was told about thalagoya?

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 had an obsession with trains. Discuss why Mervyn's train rides became notorious.

Essay Topic 3

Michael and the children came upon a dead kabaragoya on the beach. Compare the kabaragoya and the thalagoya.

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