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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Asian Rumours.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall were the doorways of the old governor's home?
(a) 6 ft.
(b) 7 ft.
(c) 14. ft.
(d) 20 ft.

2. What color were the cement floors where Michael used to live?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

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

4. When did a Dutch governor's daughter throw herself down a well?
(a) 1681.
(b) 1643.
(c) 1712.
(d) 1734.

5. On page 24, what time was it when Michael sat in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) 1:15 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 2:15 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Michael's dream that caused him to return to Ceylon, what would he see his father surrounded by?

2. In what book did Michael read these words: "she had been forced into prudence in her youth--she learned romance as she grew older. . ."?

3. What did Michael have to eat for lunch when he was at the old governor's home?

4. In what region of Ceylon was Jaffna located?

5. What color were the walls in the old governor's home when the Dutch first built the house?

(see the answer key)

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