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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. As he awaited his approaching marriage, how long after Mervyn had returned to Ceylon did he announce another engagement?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

2. What color was a church painted that Michael saw on Reclamation Street in Colombo?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

3. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?
(a) Kegalle.
(b) Trincomalee.
(c) Kandy.
(d) Colombo.

4. When was Reverend Jurgen Ondaatje the translator and chaplain in Colombo?
(a) 1793-1814.
(b) 1853-1869.
(c) 1835-1847.
(d) 1864-1872.

5. What type of car did Mervyn and Doris ride in with their friends to the place where they were to be married?
(a) Audi.
(b) Saab.
(c) VW.
(d) Fiat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Michael when he realized he had slipped past a childhood he had ignored and not understood?

2. When was the poem "Women Like You" written?

3. How old did Michael believe his mother was when she met Mervyn?

4. How long after dawn would the garden be a blaze of heat, frantic with noise and butterflies?

5. What was the occupation of the first of Michael's ancestors to arrive in Ceylon?

(see the answer key)

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