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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 were the walls in the old governor's home in Jaffna?

2. What did men roll across the city?

3. What was Doris's favorite song in the 1920s?

4. What type of flower did Lalla wear on her dress when she went to the races?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Mervyn do instead of attending college in England?

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

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

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

7. What could Michael see and hear in his friend's house when he awoke from a dream?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the elements of the poem, "Sweet Like a Crow," including the type of language, imagery, and figurative devices used by the poet.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mervyn's and Doris's courtship.

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