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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 50-95a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?
(a) Bournemouth University.
(b) Coventry University.
(c) University of Cambridge.
(d) University College.

2. 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?
(a) Table.
(b) Sideboard.
(c) Bush.
(d) Tree.

3. 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?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) September.

4. What does May tell the narrator that Nick wants to do for a career?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Manufacturer.
(d) Accountant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Robi smuggle into his room at college?

2. When the narrator visited London with Ila, what type of cafe did she take him to on Neal Street?

3. When the narrator's grandmother was dying, where was he going to school?

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

5. In what neighborhood did Nick Price grow up in London?

(see the answer key)

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