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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator's family move after his father became General Manager of his firm?
(a) Jessore Road.
(b) Park Street.
(c) Amherst Street.
(d) Southern Avenue.

2. What month in 1940 does the narrator remember that Dan grew tired of trying to sleep on mattresses below the stairs?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) August.

3. Where did the narrator have a room when he came to London for a study fellowship?
(a) Fulham.
(b) Smithfield.
(c) Bankside.
(d) Blackheath.

4. What type of dog is an old lady walking on Solent Road when the narrator meets Nick Price?
(a) Pekinese.
(b) Chihuahua.
(c) Dachshund.
(d) Poodle.

5. What was the name of Ila's doll and the name she gives the child she pretends to have when she and the narrator play house?
(a) Meredith.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Helga.
(d) Magda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On Brick Lane with Ila and Nick, what sweets does the narrator smell wafting out of a sweet-shop?

3. Where did Tha'mma grow up?

4. What was the name of the narrator's mathematics teacher in 1964?

5. What type of tree did Nityananda teach Robi to climb when his family lived in Dhaka?

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