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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tha'mma when she retired from teaching?
(a) 62.
(b) 66.
(c) 60.
(d) 65.

2. In 1939, what newspaper did Dan give Tridib when he asked?
(a) Daily Worker.
(b) News Chronicle.
(c) Picture Post.
(d) Sphere.

3. When Ila and the narrator played house under the table in Raibajar, when they were children who found them and comforted Ila?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Tridib.

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

5. What did Ila want to hide under and play house when they went to visit their old family house in Raibajar when they were ten?
(a) Bush.
(b) Sideboard.
(c) Tree.
(d) Table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did May do the first time she met Tridib?

2. What day of the week did May fast?

3. Where was May Price when the narrator's father visited her mother and brother?

4. What type of dog is an old lady walking on Solent Road when the narrator meets Nick Price?

5. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does Ila get a job?

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