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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. Where did Doris work after her divorce from Mervyn?
(a) Palm Village Hotel.
(b) Grand Oriental Hotel.
(c) Galadari Hotel.
(d) Ceylon Continental.

2. When did Mervyn's parents discover he had not passed the entrance exams for the university?
(a) 3 years later.
(b) 2 1/2 years later.
(c) 1 1/2 years later.
(d) 1 year later.

3. What color were the walls in the old governor's home in Jaffna?
(a) Blue.
(b) Rose-red.
(c) Sunshine yellow.
(d) Green.

4. Who did Mervyn become engaged to after his parents arrived in England unannounced?
(a) Anna Archer.
(b) Martina Bryant.
(c) Kaye Roseleap.
(d) Catherine Billings.

5. What type of flower did Lalla wear on her dress when she went to the races?
(a) Buttercup.
(b) Guelder Rose.
(c) Violet.
(d) Jacaranda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mervyn and Doris marry?

2. What dance was perfected on a rock at Gasanawa?

3. How many chickens did Mervyn have at one time at Rock Hill?

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

5. How many bombs did Mervyn find on a train he hijacked?

(see the answer key)

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