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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many students did the school have when Tha'mma first started teaching at a girls' high school?
(a) 35.
(b) 45.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

2. Who was the hero in a story that Snipe told Tridib in 1940 before Tridib and his parents returned to India?
(a) Tristan.
(b) Baldur.
(c) Olaf.
(d) Aeric.

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

4. What month in 1940 does the narrator remember that Dan grew tired of trying to sleep on mattresses below the stairs?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) September.

5. How old was Saifuddin in 1964?
(a) 37.
(b) 45.
(c) Late 30s.
(d) Mid-40s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mayadebi when she went to England with her husband and her son?

2. What did Mrs. Price remember that Tridib wanted to do when he grew up?

3. After Ila's wedding, where did May and the narrator go to collect money for famine relief?

4. Why did Nick leave Kuwait?

5. When Ila was eight, how long did her father spend teaching in a university in the north of England?

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