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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 Michael's Aunt Dolly begin smoking?

2. How far was it to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?

3. How many bombs did Mervyn find on a train he hijacked?

4. How far was the car from the house when it stalled?

5. During the rainy season, how many hours a day would it rain at the tea estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lalla come to Kuttapitiya when Michael and his family lived there?

2. What did Doris coach the three older children to do when Mervyn lapsed into one of his alcoholic states?

3. Where did Doris work after the divorce?

4. How did Michael describe the only picture he had of his parents together?

5. Why was it thought that Rene de Saram's husband was the victim of someone's charm?

6. How did Lalla die?

7. Why did it take so long to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?

8. What did Rene de Saram do when one of her cows caught Rinderpest fever?

9. What was Michael's Aunt Dolly like?

10. How did Mervyn deter Lalla from ravaging the garden at Kuttapitiya?

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 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 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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