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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 often is Tridib seen on the street corners around Gole Park?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Once or twice a month.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every other month.

2. 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) 4 times a week.
(c) 3 times a week.
(d) Just two times a week.

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

4. What type of vehicle did Ila's parents drive when she was ten and they visited Calcutta?
(a) Studebaker.
(b) Ford.
(c) Chevy.
(d) Dodge.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator is in England for a research grant, what does he hear May Price play at the Royal Festival Hall?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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