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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 ten, what was the name of her ayah?
(a) Bette.
(b) Maisie.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Louisa.

2. When Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out before Robi went back to Darjeeling, how many men were in the band at the nightclub?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

3. What was the name of Ila's doll and the name she gives the child she pretends to have when she and the narrator play house?
(a) Priscilla.
(b) Helga.
(c) Meredith.
(d) Magda.

4. When the narrator's grandmother was dying, where was he going to school?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Delhi.

5. What does grandmother like to make Tridib and other visitors to eat?
(a) Cake.
(b) Pie.
(c) Omelette.
(d) Soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?

2. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?

3. When did the narrator's grandmother write a letter to his college?

4. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?

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

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