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

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

3. When the narrator's father visited Mrs. Price and Nick, where were Mayadebi and the Shaheb?
(a) Bulgaria.
(b) Czechoslovakia.
(c) Romania.
(d) Poland.

4. When Ila was eight, how long did her father spend teaching in a university in the north of England?
(a) 6 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 9 months.

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) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tridib, May, and the narrator were driving to Diamond Harbor, what animal did they see in the road that May wanted to help?

2. For how many years was Tha'mma headmistress of the school where she taught?

3. How many years of Tha'mma's married life did she spend in a succession of railway colonies?

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

5. When May had gone to meet Tridib for the first time, where did she plan to go first before she saw him?

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