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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did men roll across the city?
(a) Food carts.
(b) Ice.
(c) Logs.
(d) Bicycles.
2. In a dream Michael had on page 27, what shape was his body?
(a) Rectangle.
(b) Star.
(c) Square.
(d) Polygon.
3. How many poisons did William Charles Ondaatje discover in Ceylon?
(a) 15.
(b) 55.
(c) 27.
(d) 45.
4. What type of flower did Lalla wear on her dress when she went to the races?
(a) Jacaranda.
(b) Guelder Rose.
(c) Buttercup.
(d) Violet.
5. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?
(a) 45.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what book did Michael read these words: "she had been forced into prudence in her youth--she learned romance as she grew older. . ."?
2. How deep was the section of Kandy lake where Francis de Saram attempted to drown himself?
3. During what months did Michael's grandparents move to Nuwara Eliya?
4. How long was the train ride from Colombo to Jaffna?
5. What game did the insurgents play with Michael's younger sister Susan when they came to Rock Hill?
Short Essay Questions
1. What could Michael see and hear in his friend's house when he awoke from a dream?
2. Describe the engagement ring that Mervyn bought for Doris and Gratiaen and how it was paid for.
3. When did Michael's parents' generation grow up?
4. Under what condition, did a friend tell Michael that he seemed to know exactly what he wanted?
5. Why did Mervyn take a short trip to Ireland when the university closed down?
6. What did Mervyn use at Rock Hill to deter the snakes?
7. What did Michael dream on page 27?
8. What did Michael see in a dream when he was staying at a friend's house near Lake Ontario?
9. What did Mervyn do instead of attending college in England?
10. Why was it difficult for Mervyn's father to argue with Mervyn?
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