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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tridib when he went to England with his parents?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

2. What type of farm was at the back of the house where Ila and her family lived when she was ten?
(a) Goat farm.
(b) Sheep farm.
(c) Factory.
(d) Poultry farm.

3. How has Tridib ruined his digestion?
(a) Taking antibiotics.
(b) Using antacids.
(c) Drinking hard-boiled tea.
(d) Overeating.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1941, of the foursome--Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca--which of them would be dead in 1941?

2. How old was May in 1959?

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

4. How old was Tridib's brother Robi when he was sent to boarding school?

5. When Robi was in boarding school, how long did a bully he beat up have to spend in the hospital?

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