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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Michael's ancestor who first came to Ceylon have with his Sinhalese wife?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

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

3. When did Michael's ancestor first arrive in Ceylon?
(a) 1500.
(b) 1700.
(c) 1600.
(d) 1800.

4. What type of snake was a problem at Rock Hill?
(a) Cobras.
(b) Blind snakes.
(c) Pipe snakes.
(d) Pythons.

5. How old was Philip Ondaatje when he retired?
(a) 48.
(b) 52.
(c) 40.
(d) 65.

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

7. When was governor's house built?
(a) 1743.
(b) Around 1600.
(c) Around 1700.
(d) 1694.

8. When was D. H. Lawrence in Ceylon?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1927.

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

10. What color was the uniform insurgents wore?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

11. How old was Michael when he left Ceylon?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

12. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?
(a) Square.
(b) Star.
(c) Rectangle.
(d) Polygon.

13. What time did Mervyn's parents arrive at his apartment unannounced when they came to England to confront him?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

14. In 1971, what was the average age of the insurgents?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Francis de Saram hold in his hand as he died?

3. Where did Francis de Saram work?

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

5. How many sentries guarded the entrance to the old governor's home?

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