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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Louise.
(d) Denise.

2. How old is Nick Price when the narrator meets him in London?
(a) 24.
(b) 31.
(c) 27.
(d) 29.

3. Aftr Robi stopped Ila from dancing before he returned to Darjeeling, what did he give the waiter as they left?
(a) 50 rupees.
(b) 100 rupess.
(c) 20 rupees.
(d) 75 rupees.

4. How old was Tridib's brother Robi when he was sent to boarding school?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

5. What is the narrator wearing when he waks from Charing Cross to Stockwell and Ila is disgusted by his clothes?
(a) Polo and blue jeans.
(b) Red anorak and khakis.
(c) Blue anorak and faded corduroy jeans.
(d) T-shirt and faded blue jeans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1939, what newspaper did Dan give Tridib when he asked?

3. How many grandchildren are in Ila's family?

4. When was the Great Terror in Calcutta?

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

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