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

2. Where was May Price when the narrator's father visited her mother and brother?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Darmstadt.
(c) Bayreuth.
(d) Erding.

3. How old is Nick Price when the narrator meets him in London?
(a) 27.
(b) 24.
(c) 31.
(d) 29.

4. What does Tridib say is the house number of the widow Price who he visits in London?
(a) 39.
(b) 58.
(c) 13.
(d) 44.

5. When Ila was ten, what was the name of her ayah?
(a) Bette.
(b) Maisie.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Louisa.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is Mrs. Price wearing when the narrator meets her?

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

4. What type of dog is an old lady walking on Solent Road when the narrator meets Nick Price?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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