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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?
(a) Alan.
(b) Harry.
(c) William.
(d) Richard.

3. How often does the narrator's grandmother think that his mother should listen to the afternoon radio play?
(a) Not more than once a week.
(b) Just two times a week.
(c) 4 times a week.
(d) 3 times a week.

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

5. What industry did the narrator's father work in?
(a) Rubber.
(b) Electronics.
(c) Defense.
(d) Steel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator meets Nick Price, how long has it been since an incendiary bomb fell on Lymington Mansions and burned down two floors?

2. When the narrator's father visited Mrs. Price and Nick, where were Mayadebi and the Shaheb?

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

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

5. How many patents did Lionel Tresawsen take out during the five years he lived in Malaysia?

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