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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 50-95a.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Alan Tresawsen claim to have injured his right arm?
(a) Motorcycle accident.
(b) Car accident.
(c) The war.
(d) Manufacturing accident.

3. In 1941, of the foursome--Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca--which of them would be dead in 1941?
(a) Francesca.
(b) All of the them.
(c) Alan, Mike, and Dan.
(d) Alan and Francesca.

4. Why did Tridib go with his parents to London when he was 8?
(a) His father had an operation.
(b) His father had a new job postings.
(c) To visit friends.
(d) To visit family.

5. What does Ila's mother allow to run free in her garden when they live in Colombo?
(a) Green forest lizard.
(b) Keeled Indian mabuya.
(c) Monitor lizard.
(d) Rhino horned lizard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Price wearing when the narrator meets her?

2. When was the narrator born?

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

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

5. How many patents did Lionel Tresawsen take out during the five years he lived in Malaysia?

(see the answer key)

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