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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, What We Think of Married Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the tunnel where Mervyn threatened to commit suicide?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 1/3 mile.
(d) 3/4 mile.

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

3. Where did a book Ian Goonetileke put together on the insurgency have to be published?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Australia.

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

5. When was the poem "Women Like You" written?
(a) 6th century.
(b) 4th century.
(c) 7th century.
(d) 5th century.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Lalla when she became a widow?

3. Near what continent is Ceylon located?

4. On page 24, what time was it when Michael sat in the old governor's home in Jaffna?

5. To how many hospitals did Lalla dedicate her body after her death?

(see the answer key)

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