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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does grandmother like to make Tridib and other visitors to eat?
(a) Omelette.
(b) Pie.
(c) Soup.
(d) Cake.

2. 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.

3. What was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?
(a) Alan.
(b) William.
(c) Harry.
(d) Richard.

4. When Ila and the narrator were eight, how long had it been since Snipe Price died?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) A year.
(d) 3 years.

5. When Tridib first talked to the narrator about his journey to England, how old was Tridib?
(a) About 25.
(b) 27.
(c) Not much older than 29.
(d) 23.

6. What is the only game that the narrator's grandmother has in the house?
(a) Ludo set.
(b) Chess.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Mahjong.

7. How much older is Tridib's brother Jatin-kaku than Tridib?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

8. What does May tell the narrator that Nick wants to do for a career?
(a) Manufacturer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Engineer.

9. Where did Ila want to go before Robi went back to Darjeeling?
(a) Grand Hotel.
(b) A pub.
(c) Royal Hotel.
(d) A bar.

10. What type of dog is an old lady walking on Solent Road when the narrator meets Nick Price?
(a) Pekinese.
(b) Poodle.
(c) Dachshund.
(d) Chihuahua.

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

12. When the narrator is in England for a research grant, what does he hear May Price play at the Royal Festival Hall?
(a) Dvorak Cello Concerto.
(b) Brahms Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major.
(c) Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor.
(d) Bach Concerto for 2 Violins.

13. When did the narrator's grandmother write a letter to his college?
(a) Week before she died.
(b) Day she died.
(c) Month before she died.
(d) Day before she died.

14. Why did Tridib go with his parents to London when he was 8?
(a) To visit friends.
(b) To visit family.
(c) His father had an operation.
(d) His father had a new job postings.

15. How old was May in 1959?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 23.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aftr Robi stopped Ila from dancing before he returned to Darjeeling, what did he give the waiter as they left?

2. What did Ila, Robi, and the narrator drink when they went to a nightclub before Robi returned to Darjeeling?

3. Where did Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca live in 1939?

4. 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?

5. What color hair does Nick Price have?

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