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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 Mrs. Price serve for Christmas eve when the author is in London on a study grant?
(a) Goose.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Duck.
(d) Chicken.

2. What did May do the first time she met Tridib?
(a) Gave him a hug.
(b) Kissed him on both cheeks.
(c) Made a peace sign.
(d) Shook his hand.

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

4. Where does Ila want to take the narrator where there are cheap retail shops run by Indians and Bangladeshis?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Brick Lane.
(c) Islington.
(d) Edgware.

5. How many years of Tha'mma's married life did she spend in a succession of railway colonies?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator visited London with Ila, what type of cafe did she take him to on Neal Street?

2. Where was Francesca sent to an interment camp in 1940?

3. Where do Ila, Nick, and the narrator arrange to meet when Ila wants to take the narrator clothes shopping?

4. When was the narrator born?

5. When the narrator meets Nick Price, how long has it been since an incendiary bomb fell on Lymington Mansions and burned down two floors?

(see the answer key)

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