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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the name of the house where the Daniels lived?
(a) Royden.
(b) Palm Lodge.
(c) Ceylinco.
(d) Flower Lodge.
2. What gear was the car in when the transmission broke?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 1st.
3. How much cooler was it at the tea estate than it was in Colombo?
(a) 30 degrees.
(b) 20 degrees.
(c) 25 degrees.
(d) 15 degrees.
4. Where did Lalla claim she was born?
(a) During a storm.
(b) On the beach.
(c) During a picnic.
(d) During a dinner party.
5. When did Doris leave for England?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1945.
6. How long had Mervyn and Doris been married when she took him clothes after he stripped, jumped off a train, and rushed into the Kadugannawa tunnel?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 7 years.
7. How far was it from Galle to Colombo?
(a) 65 miles.
(b) 80 miles.
(c) 70 miles.
(d) 75 miles.
8. How tall was Michael's Aunt Dolly?
(a) 5 ft. 1 in.
(b) 5 ft.
(c) 4 ft. 10 in.
(d) 5 ft. 5 in.
9. What costume did Doris wear to the Galle Face Dance?
(a) Caterpillar.
(b) Cat.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Dog.
10. How old was Lalla when she received a small inheritance?
(a) 43.
(b) 56.
(c) 68.
(d) 39.
11. Where did Doris work after her divorce from Mervyn?
(a) Ceylon Continental.
(b) Palm Village Hotel.
(c) Galadari Hotel.
(d) Grand Oriental Hotel.
12. Where did Doris run a small dance and theater school?
(a) Galle.
(b) Kegalle.
(c) Colombo.
(d) Negombo.
13. How long did it take Michael, Susan, and her husband to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 5 hours.
14. What type of animal droppings surrounded the house on stilts in the jungle, where Michael and his family stayed?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Boar.
(d) Deer.
15. How many feet did Michael and his companions climb in thirty miles when they drove to the tea estate?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 5,000.
Short Answer Questions
1. What game did Michael play with Susan and her husband during a thunderstorm on the tea estate?
2. During the war, where did Lalla open up a boarding house?
3. What was the name of Lalla's head milkman?
4. What profession did Lalla's brother Vere try to pursue?
5. When did Michael's Aunt Dolly begin smoking?
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