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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the first place that Doris lived when she moved to England?
(a) Potters Crouch.
(b) North Finchley.
(c) Lancaster Gate.
(d) Leverstock Green.

2. What animal appeared out of the trees while Michael and his family were showering in the rain?
(a) Sloth bear.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Leopard.
(d) Black boar.

3. How many deer did Michael and his family see on the other side of the lake when they were showering in the jungle rain?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

4. How far was it to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 105 miles.

5. 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) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

6. What game did Michael play with Susan and her husband during a thunderstorm on the tea estate?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Poker.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Monopoly.

7. What costume did Doris wear to the Galle Face Dance?
(a) Cat.
(b) Caterpillar.
(c) Dog.
(d) Lobster.

8. Where was the school located that Michael first attended as a child?
(a) Yala.
(b) Kegalle.
(c) Jaffna.
(d) Colombo.

9. What flowers did Michael remember seeing on the last estate where he lived with his siblings?
(a) Oleander.
(b) Impatiens.
(c) Schefflera.
(d) Orchids.

10. How many bombs did Mervyn find on a train he hijacked?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

11. How many feet did Michael and his companions climb in thirty miles when they drove to the tea estate?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 2,000.

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

13. What type of vehicle did Mervyn drive when he nearly killed the three older children and himself?
(a) Volvo.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Ford.
(d) Chevy.

14. How long were Mervyn and Doris married before they divorced?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 16 years.

15. How old was Lalla when she received a small inheritance?
(a) 68.
(b) 39.
(c) 56.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Michael, Susan, and her husband to drive from Colombo to the tea estate?

2. 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?

3. What poets did Doris enjoy?

4. Who was David Grenier's wife?

5. What was Mervyn's favorite resthouse?

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