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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tridib first talked to the narrator about his journey to England, how old was Tridib?
(a) 23.
(b) About 25.
(c) Not much older than 29.
(d) 27.

2. What instrument does May Price play?
(a) Piccolo.
(b) Oboe.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) English Horn.

3. Where did Ila want to go before Robi went back to Darjeeling?
(a) Grand Hotel.
(b) A bar.
(c) Royal Hotel.
(d) A pub.

4. What was the name of the narrator's best friend at the time Tha'mma retired from teaching?
(a) Ranvir.
(b) Montu.
(c) Gupreet.
(d) Anil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the little girl who does not like Ila's pretend daughter when Ila and the narrator play house?

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

3. Where does Ila offer to take the narrator to a Bangladeshi place for dinner after meeting Nick?

4. What year did the narrator turn ten?

5. What is the narrator wearing when he waks from Charing Cross to Stockwell and Ila is disgusted by his clothes?

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