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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 151b-200a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ila's mother allow to run free in her garden when they live in Colombo?
(a) Green forest lizard.
(b) Rhino horned lizard.
(c) Keeled Indian mabuya.
(d) Monitor lizard.

2. What was the name of the woman who sang when Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out together before Robi went back to Darjeeling?
(a) Miss Melinda.
(b) Miss Linda.
(c) Miss Jennifer.
(d) Miss Angelica.

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

4. What was the name of the narrator's best friend at the time Tha'mma retired from teaching?
(a) Montu.
(b) Ranvir.
(c) Anil.
(d) Gupreet.

5. After the narrator argues with Ila on Brick Street, how long is it before he sees her again?
(a) 5 days.
(b) A fortnight.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 8 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Kerry, the American art student who lived in the room next to the narrator in London, from?

2. On Brick Lane, what did the mosque used to be?

3. What scent did May use when she stayed in the narrator's parents' guest room when she visited India?

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

5. What day did Tridib, May, and Tha'mma leave for Dhaka when May first visited Tridib in India?

(see the answer key)

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