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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tridib's brother Robi when he was sent to boarding school?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ila and the narrator were eight, how long had it been since Snipe Price died?

2. How much older is Tridib's brother Jatin-kaku than Tridib?

3. Why did Tridib go with his parents to London when he was 8?

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

5. What tutor does the narrator have in the afternoons on page 10?

(see the answer key)

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