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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 95b-151a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tutor does the narrator have in the afternoons on page 10?
(a) Science.
(b) English.
(c) Math.
(d) French.

2. In 1941, of the foursome--Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca--which of them would be dead in 1941?
(a) Alan, Mike, and Dan.
(b) All of the them.
(c) Alan and Francesca.
(d) Francesca.

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

4. What year did the narrator turn ten?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1962.

5. When the narrator first meets Nick Price in London, where has Robi thought that Nick was spending his time?
(a) Kuwait.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. On Brick Lane with Ila and Nick, what sweets does the narrator smell wafting out of a sweet-shop?

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

5. What did Mrs. Price remember that Tridib wanted to do when he grew up?

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