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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Don't Talk to Me about Matisse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color dress did the Dutch governor's daughter wear when she appeared as a ghost?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

2. In Michael's dream that caused him to return to Ceylon, what would he see his father surrounded by?
(a) Friends drinking.
(b) Crocodiles.
(c) Men with guns.
(d) Dogs.

3. When was governor's house built?
(a) 1743.
(b) Around 1600.
(c) 1694.
(d) Around 1700.

4. How old was Michael when he realized he had slipped past a childhood he had ignored and not understood?
(a) Mid 30s.
(b) 23.
(c) 34.
(d) Mid 20s.

5. How long was Robert Knox held captive by a Kandyan king?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the only thing Mervyn had to offer his parents and sister when they arrived in England?

3. How many children did Michael's ancestor who first came to Ceylon have with his Sinhalese wife?

4. How many sentries guarded the entrance to the old governor's home?

5. When did Francis de Saram die?

(see the answer key)

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