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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Fried eggs, toast, and orange juice.
(c) Oatmeal and tomato juice.
(d) Oatmeal and orange juice.

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

3. What brand of jackets does Nick wear when the narrator first meets him?
(a) Valentino.
(b) Dolce & Gabbana.
(c) Versace.
(d) Armani.

4. Before the narrator left London, where did he arrange to meet Ila?
(a) Hampton Court.
(b) Fulham.
(c) Chiswick.
(d) Trafalgar Square.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much taller was Kerry than the narrator?

2. When the narrator's father visited Mrs. Price and Nick, where were Mayadebi and the Shaheb?

3. What did Ila, Robi, and the narrator drink when they went to a nightclub before Robi returned to Darjeeling?

4. When did Mike die when his minesweeper was torpedoed by a U-boat?

5. Where do Ila and the narrator sleep on Christmas eve when they cannot go back to their lodgings?

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