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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, A Fine Romance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the fort, where the old governor's home was located?
(a) 250 years.
(b) 200 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 150 years.

2. On their way to the December races, where would the Gasanawa group go swimming?
(a) Batticaloa.
(b) Ambalangoda.
(c) Negombo.
(d) Galle.

3. What did men roll across the city?
(a) Food carts.
(b) Ice.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Logs.

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

5. How old was Michael when he left Ceylon?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of birds did Michael hear and see on a tree outside the old governor's house?

2. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?

3. During what months did Michael's grandparents move to Nuwara Eliya?

4. When did a Dutch governor's daughter throw herself down a well?

5. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?

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