3. In the middle of the 19th century, how old was the English officer who was ordered to organize the building of a road from Colombo to Kandy?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

4. How much did Michael's Aunt Dolly weigh?
(a) 105 pounds.
(b) 70 pounds.
(c) 95 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

5. What was the name of the dog that the Ondaatjes had on the tea estate?
(a) Chindit.
(b) Bandit.
(c) Spot.
(d) Blackie.

6. During the war, where did Lalla open up a boarding house?
(a) Nuwara Eliya.
(b) Colombo.
(c) Kegalle.
(d) Kandy.

7. What year was the car that was in Aunt Dolly's garden?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1925.

8. What type of animal droppings surrounded the house on stilts in the jungle, where Michael and his family stayed?
(a) Deer.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Boar.

9. How far was it from Galle to Colombo?
(a) 65 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 80 miles.
(d) 70 miles.

10. When Michael went back to Ceylon and the tea estate, how many years had it been since his mother had been to the tea estate?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 50 years.

11. At the beginning of the section "The Passions of Lalla," where did Michael say his grandmother died?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In an automobile accident.
(c) At a jacaranda tree.
(d) In her bed.

12. How far did Michael say one could drive in Ceylon and be in a different landscape?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

13. How old was Lalla when she became a widow?
(a) 27.
(b) Almost 25.
(c) 32.
(d) Not yet 30.

14. How far was the car from the house when it stalled?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 2 miles.

15. According to Aunt Dolly, where would wives meet their beaus?
(a) Royal Palace Park.
(b) Gordon Gardens.
(c) Spice Gardens.
(d) Cinnamon Gardens.