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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one of the stories about Mervyn's train escapade, how many dogs was he leading on ropes?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. What noise would awaken Michael at 3 a.m. when he was in the jungle?
(a) Junglefowl.
(b) Owls.
(c) Peacocks.
(d) Malkohas.

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) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

4. What profession did Lalla's brother Vere try to pursue?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Auctioneer.
(d) Banker.

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

6. How far apart were the resthouses in Ceylon?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

7. When did Michael's Aunt Dolly begin smoking?
(a) 20 years old.
(b) 25 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 18 years old.

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

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

10. What would wake Michael and his siblings on the last estate where they lived as children?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) A bell.
(c) A gong.
(d) A drum.

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

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

13. 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) 20.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

14. What poets did Doris enjoy?
(a) Cather and Joyce.
(b) Browning and Crane.
(c) Arnold and Aiken.
(d) Tennyson and Yeats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What was the name of the house where the Daniels lived?

4. What was Mervyn's rank in the Ceylon Light Infantry when Michael was born?

5. How much of a dowry did the woman have that Lalla tried to get her brother to marry?

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