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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Robi was in boarding school, how long did a bully he beat up have to spend in the hospital?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 1 day.

2. When the narrator and Ila were ten, where was her family living?
(a) Rio de Janeiro.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) Colombo.
(d) Luzon.

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

4. When Ila was eight, how long did her father spend teaching in a university in the north of England?
(a) 9 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

5. How often does the narrator's grandmother think that his mother should listen to the afternoon radio play?
(a) Not more than once a week.
(b) 4 times a week.
(c) Just two times a week.
(d) 3 times a week.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What month was it when Ila's family took the narrator and his family to visit their old family house in Raibajar when they were ten?

3. What does Ila's mother allow to run free in her garden when they live in Colombo?

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

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

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