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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 the narrator meets Nick Price, how long has it been since an incendiary bomb fell on Lymington Mansions and burned down two floors?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 43 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 37 years.

2. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?
(a) 33.
(b) 28.
(c) 31.
(d) 26.

3. What did Mrs. Price remember that Tridib wanted to do when he grew up?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Air-raid warden.
(d) Engineer.

4. What did Dan have a degree in in 1939?
(a) English literature.
(b) Medieval history.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Mathematics.

5. Where does Ila offer to take the narrator to a Bangladeshi place for dinner after meeting Nick?
(a) Kensington.
(b) Brixton.
(c) Clapham.
(d) Chelsea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tridib when he went to England with his parents?

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

3. When Tridib first talked to the narrator about his journey to England, how old was Tridib?

4. How often is Tridib seen on the street corners around Gole Park?

5. What does Tridib say is the house number of the widow Price who he visits in London?

(see the answer key)

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