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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 May in 1959?
(a) 23.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

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

3. What is the name of the little girl who does not like Ila's pretend daughter when Ila and the narrator play house?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Louise.
(d) Denise.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator's grandmother was dying, where was he going to school?

2. What is the only game that the narrator's grandmother has in the house?

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

4. What tutor does the narrator have in the afternoons on page 10?

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

(see the answer key)

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