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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator have a room when he came to London for a study fellowship?
(a) Smithfield.
(b) Blackheath.
(c) Fulham.
(d) Bankside.

2. How far was the journey from England to India?
(a) 5,000 miles.
(b) 4,600 miles.
(c) 4,800 miles.
(d) 5,300 miles.

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

4. What does Tridib say is the house number of the widow Price who he visits in London?
(a) 58.
(b) 39.
(c) 44.
(d) 13.

5. For how many years was Tha'mma headmistress of the school where she taught?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ila want to take the narrator where there are cheap retail shops run by Indians and Bangladeshis?

2. What was the name of the woman who sang when Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out together before Robi went back to Darjeeling?

3. How old was May in 1959?

4. Where is Ila's housemate from who is in the Anti-Nazi League?

5. What color eyes does Tridib say that Mrs. Price's daughter May has?

(see the answer key)

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