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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 was the name of the narrator's mathematics teacher in 1964?
(a) Mrs. Robinson.
(b) Mrs. Miller.
(c) Mrs. Baker.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

2. How old was Nick Price when the narrator's father first met him?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

3. How much older is Tridib's brother Jatin-kaku than Tridib?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

4. Why did Tridib go with his parents to London when he was 8?
(a) To visit friends.
(b) To visit family.
(c) His father had an operation.
(d) His father had a new job postings.

5. Where is the computer scientist from with whom Ila shares a house?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Scotland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes does Tridib say that Mrs. Price's daughter May has?

2. Where did May take the narrator after they collected money for famine relief?

3. Where did Ila want to go before Robi went back to Darjeeling?

4. How often might Tridib's parents spend a month or two in Calcutta?

5. When Ila's parents came to look at a London flat for Ila and Nick, where did they come from?

(see the answer key)

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