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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?
(a) University of Cambridge.
(b) Coventry University.
(c) University College.
(d) Bournemouth University.

2. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does he spend Christmas Eve?
(a) His boarding house.
(b) Ila's.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Mrs. Price's.

3. In 1939, what newspaper did Dan give Tridib when he asked?
(a) Daily Worker.
(b) Picture Post.
(c) Sphere.
(d) News Chronicle.

4. In what neighborhood did Nick Price grow up in London?
(a) West Hampstead.
(b) Wandsworth.
(c) Islington.
(d) Clapham.

5. For how many years was Tha'mma headmistress of the school where she taught?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Robi smuggle into his room at college?

2. When Ila was ten, what was the name of her ayah?

3. When the narrator visits Brick Lane with Ila and Nick, what establishment is in the house that Alan Tresawsen used to live in?

4. How old was Tha'mma when her husband died?

5. How old was Mayadebi when she went to England with her husband and her son?

(see the answer key)

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