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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 95b-151a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the narrator argues with Ila on Brick Street, how long is it before he sees her again?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) A fortnight.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. Where do Ila and the narrator sleep on Christmas eve when they cannot go back to their lodgings?
(a) Attic.
(b) Basement.
(c) Dining room.
(d) Living room.

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

4. In what neighborhood did Nick Price grow up in London?
(a) Clapham.
(b) Islington.
(c) Wandsworth.
(d) West Hampstead.

5. When Ila was eight, how long did her father spend teaching in a university in the north of England?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What industry did the narrator's father work in?

2. What did Dan have a degree in in 1939?

3. What address does Nick Price ask the narrator to find when they first meet?

4. How often does the narrator's grandmother think that his mother should listen to the afternoon radio play?

5. How old was Tridib's brother Robi when he was sent to boarding school?

(see the answer key)

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