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

2. How old was Mayadebi when she went to England with her husband and her son?
(a) 33.
(b) 29.
(c) 31.
(d) 27.

3. What is Tridib studying for his PhD?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Education.
(d) Archaeology.

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

5. 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 and Francesca.
(d) Alan, Mike, and Dan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ila was ten, what was the name of her ayah?

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

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

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

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

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