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

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

3. When did Michael's Aunt Dolly begin smoking?

4. Where did lightning strike the house on the tea estate?

5. How many feet did Michael and his companions climb in thirty miles when they drove to the tea estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Michael's Aunt Dolly like?

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

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

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

5. What was Michael's mother doing when David Grenier drowned?

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

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

8. What did Lalla do when Shelton de Saram broke their engagement?

9. How did Lalla die?

10. What did Doris do when she was leaving Mervyn and he threw the car key into the tea bushes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael described his paternal grandfather and his uncle. Compare Philip Ondaatje and Aelian Ondaatje.

Essay Topic 2

Lalla and Rene de Saram were friends who were neighbors and became widows. Compare Lalla and Rene.

Essay Topic 3

During April and May, Michael's family would move to Nuwara Eliya. Compare Nuwara Eliya and Colombo.

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