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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's grandmother's occupation?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Schoolteacher.
(d) Professor.

2. How old was May in 1959?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 23.

3. What tutor does the narrator have in the afternoons on page 10?
(a) English.
(b) Math.
(c) Science.
(d) French.

4. What does grandmother like to make Tridib and other visitors to eat?
(a) Omelette.
(b) Soup.
(c) Pie.
(d) Cake.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Tridib say is the house number of the widow Price who he visits in London?

3. 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?

4. What industry did the narrator's father work in?

5. How often might Tridib's parents spend a month or two in Calcutta?

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