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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Doris's favorite song in the 1920s?
(a) A Fine Romance.
(b) After All.
(c) Moonlight Bay.
(d) Dream Just Dreams.

2. In the section titled "Tongue," what hotel on the beach did Michael and several of the children walk to?
(a) Galle Face Hotel.
(b) Casa Colombo Hotel.
(c) Bentota Beach Hotel.
(d) Pegasus Reef Hotel.

3. How many ways were there to describe the smell of a durian fruit?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

4. In the poem "Sweet Like a Crow," stepping on what bird was compared to the sound of someone's voice?
(a) Petrel.
(b) Grebe.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Booby.

5. When did Philip Ondaatje die?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1943.

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

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

8. What color were the walls in the old governor's home when the Dutch first built the house?
(a) Egg white.
(b) Cream.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Sky blue.

9. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 75.
(d) 100.

10. How long had it been since Michael had been in Ceylon?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 25 years.

11. When was Mervyn sent to England to go to college?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1931.

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

13. How old did Michael believe his mother was when she met Mervyn?
(a) 24.
(b) 27.
(c) 29.
(d) 22.

14. What was Philip Ondaatje's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Factory owner.
(c) Plantation owner.
(d) Politician.

15. What would Michael balance when he was drunk?
(a) Wine glass.
(b) Book.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Plate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress did the Dutch governor's daughter wear when she appeared as a ghost?

2. At what university did Mervyn Ondaatje take entrance exams?

3. When was Reverend Jurgen Ondaatje the translator and chaplain in Colombo?

4. What game did the insurgents play with Michael's younger sister Susan when they came to Rock Hill?

5. How long was the train ride from Colombo to Jaffna?

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