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

2. How long did Michael say it would take for the tea estate to turn to jungle if it was left alone?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 6 years.

3. When was Mervyn banned from the Ceylon Railways?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1943.

4. Where was the first place that Doris lived when she moved to England?
(a) North Finchley.
(b) Leverstock Green.
(c) Potters Crouch.
(d) Lancaster Gate.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What game did Michael play with Susan and her husband during a thunderstorm on the tea estate?

3. How old was the English officer who was ordered to build a road from Colombo to Kandy when the road was finished?

4. Who did Mervyn become engaged to after his parents arrived in England unannounced?

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

(see the answer key)

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