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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 day of the week did the narrator visit Mrs. Price before he flew from London to Delhi after his study fellowship?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

2. Who was the hero in a story that Snipe told Tridib in 1940 before Tridib and his parents returned to India?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Baldur.
(c) Aeric.
(d) Olaf.

3. What is the only game that the narrator's grandmother has in the house?
(a) Chess.
(b) Ludo set.
(c) Mahjong.
(d) Checkers.

4. Where did the narrator's family move after his father became General Manager of his firm?
(a) Amherst Street.
(b) Southern Avenue.
(c) Jessore Road.
(d) Park Street.

5. When Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out before Robi went back to Darjeeling, how many men were in the band at the nightclub?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often is Tridib seen on the street corners around Gole Park?

2. When did the narrator's father become General Manager of his firm?

3. Where did Ila's parents buy her and Nick a flat in London?

4. How much taller was Kerry than the narrator?

5. How many years before Mayadebi's marriage was Tha'mma married?

(see the answer key)

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