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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tutor does the narrator have in the afternoons on page 10?
(a) English.
(b) Math.
(c) French.
(d) Science.

2. What did Mrs. Price remember that Tridib wanted to do when he grew up?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Air-raid warden.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Doctor.

3. When Robi was in boarding school, how long did a bully he beat up have to spend in the hospital?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 4 days.

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

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

6. When the narrator visited London with Ila, what type of cafe did she take him to on Neal Street?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Dutch.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

7. What did Dan have a degree in in 1939?
(a) Medieval history.
(b) English literature.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Chemistry.

8. What does Tridib say is the house number of the widow Price who he visits in London?
(a) 13.
(b) 39.
(c) 58.
(d) 44.

9. How has Tridib ruined his digestion?
(a) Taking antibiotics.
(b) Drinking hard-boiled tea.
(c) Using antacids.
(d) Overeating.

10. When Ila was eight, how long did her father spend teaching in a university in the north of England?
(a) 6 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 3 months.

11. What is the narrator's grandmother's occupation?
(a) Schoolteacher.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Professor.

12. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?
(a) 26.
(b) 31.
(c) 28.
(d) 33.

13. What color hair does Nick Price have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Straw-colored.
(d) Blond.

14. How old was Tridib's brother Robi when he was sent to boarding school?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

15. What type of vehicle did Ila's parents drive when she was ten and they visited Calcutta?
(a) Studebaker.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Chevy.
(d) Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1939, what newspaper did Dan give Tridib when he asked?

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

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

4. How many patents did Lionel Tresawsen take out during the five years he lived in Malaysia?

5. What was the name of the woman who sang when Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out together before Robi went back to Darjeeling?

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