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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the narrator left London, where did he arrange to meet Ila?
(a) Trafalgar Square.
(b) Hampton Court.
(c) Fulham.
(d) Chiswick.

2. How old was Mayadebi when she went to England with her husband and her son?
(a) 33.
(b) 31.
(c) 27.
(d) 29.

3. After Ila's wedding and the narrator stayed at May's flat, what did she fix him for breakfast?
(a) Oatmeal and tomato juice.
(b) Oatmeal and orange juice.
(c) Fried eggs, toast, and orange juice.
(d) Toast, scrambled eggs, and tomato juice.

4. How many grandchildren are in Ila's family?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) Ony her.

5. What type of farm was at the back of the house where Ila and her family lived when she was ten?
(a) Factory.
(b) Sheep farm.
(c) Poultry farm.
(d) Goat farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator's grandmother was dying, where was he going to school?

2. What color were May's eyes?

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

4. In 1964, what did some men throw at the school bus the narrator and other boys were riding home?

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

(see the answer key)

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