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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 part of Dhaka was Mayadebi living in in 1964?
(a) Dhanmundi.
(b) Mirpur.
(c) Banani.
(d) Gulshan.

2. How far was the journey from England to India?
(a) 5,300 miles.
(b) 4,600 miles.
(c) 5,000 miles.
(d) 4,800 miles.

3. Why did Ila want to live in London?
(a) Her boyfriend lived there.
(b) To be free.
(c) To get a good job.
(d) To go to school.

4. Where was May Price when the narrator's father visited her mother and brother?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Erding.
(c) Bayreuth.
(d) Darmstadt.

5. After Ila's wedding and the narrator stayed at May's flat, what did she fix him for breakfast?
(a) Toast, scrambled eggs, and tomato juice.
(b) Oatmeal and tomato juice.
(c) Fried eggs, toast, and orange juice.
(d) Oatmeal and orange juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Tridib's birthday?

2. How old was Tha'mma when her husband died?

3. What color silk was Ila wearing at dinner at the Price's after she and Nick were married in a civil ceremony?

4. Aftr Robi stopped Ila from dancing before he returned to Darjeeling, what did he give the waiter as they left?

5. On Brick Lane, what did the mosque used to be?

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