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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Eclipse Plumage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Philip Ondaatje die?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1937.

2. Where did Francis de Saram work?
(a) Government offices.
(b) A bank.
(c) Rubber estate.
(d) Tea plantation.

3. How much were bets on horse races if someone sat in the grandstand?
(a) 2 rupees.
(b) 7 rupees.
(c) 5 rupees.
(d) 10 rupees.

4. During what month would Doris and Lalla spend their time at the races?
(a) March.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) January.

5. What type of birds did Michael hear and see on a tree outside the old governor's house?
(a) Crows and white cranes.
(b) Indian Peafowl.
(c) Common Hill Myna.
(d) Black-hooded orioles and junglefowls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?

2. How much did Michael's Aunt Dolly weigh?

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

4. In 1971, what was the average age of the insurgents?

5. When the Gasanawa group went to the December races, what would they order on their way?

(see the answer key)

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