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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, What We Think of Married Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near where did David Grenier drown?
(a) Negombo.
(b) Jaffna.
(c) Kelaniya.
(d) Batticaloa.

2. Where did Lalla claim she was born?
(a) During a storm.
(b) During a picnic.
(c) During a dinner party.
(d) On the beach.

3. According to Aunt Dolly, where would wives meet their beaus?
(a) Royal Palace Park.
(b) Spice Gardens.
(c) Cinnamon Gardens.
(d) Gordon Gardens.

4. What was the name of the dog that the Ondaatjes had on the tea estate?
(a) Bandit.
(b) Chindit.
(c) Blackie.
(d) Spot.

5. When was Mervyn sent to England to go to college?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1923.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disease did one of Rene's cows catch?

3. When did Francis de Saram die?

4. Where did Doris hold her breath and faint so that Mervyn would have to stop drinking?

5. Who did Mervyn become engaged to after his parents arrived in England unannounced?

(see the answer key)

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