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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 was the narrator born?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1949.

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

3. When the narrator is in England for a research grant, what does he hear May Price play at the Royal Festival Hall?
(a) Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor.
(b) Dvorak Cello Concerto.
(c) Brahms Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major.
(d) Bach Concerto for 2 Violins.

4. How much older is Tridib's brother Jatin-kaku than Tridib?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

5. How many siblings does Tridib have?
(a) 1 brother and a sister.
(b) 2 brothers.
(c) 3 brothers.
(d) 2 brothers and a sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ila was ten, what was the name of her ayah?

2. What is Tridib studying for his PhD?

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

4. When Robi was in boarding school, how long did a bully he beat up have to spend in the hospital?

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

(see the answer key)

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