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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator first meets Nick Price in London, where has Robi thought that Nick was spending his time?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) New York City.

2. What instrument does May Price play?
(a) Oboe.
(b) Piccolo.
(c) English Horn.
(d) Clarinet.

3. What did Ila, Robi, and the narrator drink when they went to a nightclub before Robi returned to Darjeeling?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Mixed drinks.

4. How many siblings does Tridib have?
(a) 2 brothers and a sister.
(b) 1 brother and a sister.
(c) 2 brothers.
(d) 3 brothers.

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

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

7. Where was May Price when the narrator's father visited her mother and brother?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Darmstadt.
(c) Erding.
(d) Bayreuth.

8. Why did Ila want to live in London?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To be free.
(c) Her boyfriend lived there.
(d) To get a good job.

9. How old was Nick Price when the narrator's father first met him?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

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

11. How old was Tridib when he went to England with his parents?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

12. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?
(a) University College.
(b) University of Cambridge.
(c) Coventry University.
(d) Bournemouth University.

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

14. 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) Tree.
(b) Sideboard.
(c) Bush.
(d) Table.

15. How many patents did Lionel Tresawsen take out during the five years he lived in Malaysia?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ila offer to take the narrator to a Bangladeshi place for dinner after meeting Nick?

2. How old is Nick Price when the narrator meets him in London?

3. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?

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

5. What does May do when she is not playing in an orchestra?

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