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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 200b-246.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the narrator born?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1955.

2. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does he spend Christmas Eve?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Mrs. Price's.
(c) Ila's.
(d) His boarding house.

3. What is Tridib studying for his PhD?
(a) Education.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Archaeology.

4. How old was Tha'mma when her husband died?
(a) 32.
(b) 34.
(c) 27.
(d) 29.

5. How many times did Tha'mma change her sari before she the house in Dhanmundi to see Jethamoshai?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator's father visited Mrs. Price and Nick, where were Mayadebi and the Shaheb?

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

3. When May and the narrator met again after Ila's wedding, how long had it been since May's visit to India to see Tridib?

4. What does Ila's mother allow to run free in her garden when they live in Colombo?

5. What did Dan have a degree in in 1939?

(see the answer key)

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