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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the woman who sang when Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out together before Robi went back to Darjeeling?
(a) Miss Angelica.
(b) Miss Melinda.
(c) Miss Jennifer.
(d) Miss Linda.

2. When the narrator meets Nick Price, how long has it been since an incendiary bomb fell on Lymington Mansions and burned down two floors?
(a) 37 years.
(b) 43 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 40 years.

3. What would Robi smuggle into his room at college?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Tequila.

4. How many patents did Lionel Tresawsen take out during the five years he lived in Malaysia?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

5. What is the name of the little girl who does not like Ila's pretend daughter when Ila and the narrator play house?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Denise.
(c) Anna.
(d) Louise.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often is Tridib seen on the street corners around Gole Park?

2. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?

3. What was the name of Ila's doll and the name she gives the child she pretends to have when she and the narrator play house?

4. What was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?

5. What does grandmother like to make Tridib and other visitors to eat?

(see the answer key)

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