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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tha'mma when her husband died?
(a) 29.
(b) 34.
(c) 27.
(d) 32.

2. What year did the narrator turn ten?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

3. When was Tridib's birthday?
(a) September 4.
(b) September 30.
(c) September 19.
(d) September 25.

4. What does Nick say that chartered accounts are paid when they start working in London?
(a) 12,000 pounds.
(b) 15,000 pounds.
(c) 8,000 pounds.
(d) 10,000 pounds.

5. In 1964, what did some men throw at the school bus the narrator and other boys were riding home?
(a) Stones.
(b) Molotov cocktails.
(c) Bottles.
(d) Chunks of concrete.

Short Answer Questions

1. For when did the narrator's father buy a ticket to Dhaka for Tha'mma?

2. What type of coat did Ila wear when the met the narrator before he left London?

3. On the night in 1940 when Dan grew tired of sleeping on mattresses below the stairs, where had the roommates gone to a demonstration?

4. When the narrator saw Ila before he returned home after his study fellowship, from where were the women that Nick was seeing on the side?

5. What color were May's eyes?

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