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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Ceylon Cactus and Succulent Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mervyn destroy because he thought they were poisoned?
(a) Oats.
(b) Cupcakes.
(c) Beef ribs.
(d) Eggs.

2. Where was the school located that Michael first attended as a child?
(a) Kegalle.
(b) Yala.
(c) Colombo.
(d) Jaffna.

3. What dance was perfected on a rock at Gasanawa?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Tango.
(c) Fox Trot.
(d) Lindy Hop.

4. Where did Francis de Saram work?
(a) Tea plantation.
(b) Rubber estate.
(c) A bank.
(d) Government offices.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the house where the Daniels lived?

2. In 1947, after waiting for Doris, where did Mervyn go to buy beer?

3. How much of a dowry did the woman have that Lalla tried to get her brother to marry?

4. How long was Robert Knox held captive by a Kandyan king?

5. Where did Doris hold her breath and faint so that Mervyn would have to stop drinking?

(see the answer key)

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