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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 151b-200a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Price wearing when the narrator meets her?
(a) Military-green skirt, white blouse, and grey cardigan.
(b) Brown skirt, cream blouse, brown cardigan.
(c) Black skirt, red blouse, and white cardigan.
(d) Navy skirt, light-blue blouse, and navy cardigan.

2. When Tridib took May and the narrator to the Victoria Memorial, what did Tridib give the narrator to get something to eat?
(a) 10 rupees.
(b) 5 rupees.
(c) 8 rupees.
(d) 15 rupees.

3. How many students did the school have when Tha'mma first started teaching at a girls' high school?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

4. What day of the week did the narrator visit Mrs. Price before he flew from London to Delhi after his study fellowship?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

5. Where does Ila want to take the narrator where there are cheap retail shops run by Indians and Bangladeshis?
(a) Brick Lane.
(b) Edgware.
(c) Stanmore.
(d) Islington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Robi in 1964?

2. When the narrator first meets Nick Price in London, where has Robi thought that Nick was spending his time?

3. In 1964, what did some men throw at the school bus the narrator and other boys were riding home?

4. For how many years was Tha'mma headmistress of the school where she taught?

5. After Ila's wedding, where did May and the narrator go to collect money for famine relief?

(see the answer key)

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