2. On page 79, where was the house located that Michael was sitting in?
(a) Beira Road.
(b) Glennie St.
(c) Buller's Road.
(d) Malay St.

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

4. How long did it take Mervyn's parents and sister to get to England by ship?
(a) 18 days.
(b) 24 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

5. How old was the fort, where the old governor's home was located?
(a) 250 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 100 years.

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

7. What covered the windows in homes in Ceylon?
(a) Screens.
(b) Mosquito netting.
(c) Curtains.
(d) Delicate bars.

8. How long after Michael awoke from a dream in a house near Lake Ontario, did he have a farewell party for his trip to Ceylon?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 months.

9. What was the occupation of the first of Michael's ancestors to arrive in Ceylon?
(a) Sea captain.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Merchant.

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

11. What was the only thing Mervyn had to offer his parents and sister when they arrived in England?
(a) Sour milk.
(b) Dry toast.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Eggs.

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

13. Where did Mervyn go to fight during a time when the university closed for vacation?
(a) France.
(b) Ireland.
(c) India.
(d) Africa.

14. When was Reverend Jurgen Ondaatje the translator and chaplain in Colombo?
(a) 1853-1869.
(b) 1835-1847.
(c) 1864-1872.
(d) 1793-1814.

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