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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 200b-246.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1979, how many volumes of a well-known Calcutta daily were available in the library for 1964?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

2. When May and the narrator met again after Ila's wedding, how long had it been since May's visit to India to see Tridib?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 24 years.
(d) 17 years.

3. In 1964, what did some men throw at the school bus the narrator and other boys were riding home?
(a) Molotov cocktails.
(b) Bottles.
(c) Chunks of concrete.
(d) Stones.

4. What did Ila want to hide under and play house when they went to visit their old family house in Raibajar when they were ten?
(a) Tree.
(b) Bush.
(c) Table.
(d) Sideboard.

5. How often might Tridib's parents spend a month or two in Calcutta?
(a) Every couple years.
(b) Every 2 or 3 years.
(c) Every other year.
(d) About every 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the narrator spend on a wedding gift for Il and Nick?

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

3. When Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out before Robi went back to Darjeeling, how many men were in the band at the nightclub?

4. What instrument does May Price play?

5. What did Mrs. Price remember that Tridib wanted to do when he grew up?

(see the answer key)

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