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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator meets Nick Price, how long has it been since an incendiary bomb fell on Lymington Mansions and burned down two floors?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 43 years.
(c) 37 years.
(d) 40 years.

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

3. In 1941, of the foursome--Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca--which of them would be dead in 1941?
(a) All of the them.
(b) Alan and Francesca.
(c) Alan, Mike, and Dan.
(d) Francesca.

4. What address does Nick Price ask the narrator to find when they first meet?
(a) 39 Adam's Court.
(b) 56 Half Moon Court.
(c) 44 Lymington Road.
(d) 19 Braidwood Passage.

5. When the narrator's father visited Mrs. Price and Nick, where were Mayadebi and the Shaheb?
(a) Poland.
(b) Bulgaria.
(c) Romania.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

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

7. When Ila was ten, what was the name of her ayah?
(a) Bette.
(b) Lizzie.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Maisie.

8. What is the name of the little girl who does not like Ila's pretend daughter when Ila and the narrator play house?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Anna.
(c) Denise.
(d) Louise.

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

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

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

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

13. What industry did the narrator's father work in?
(a) Steel.
(b) Defense.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Electronics.

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

15. Aftr Robi stopped Ila from dancing before he returned to Darjeeling, what did he give the waiter as they left?
(a) 75 rupees.
(b) 20 rupees.
(c) 100 rupess.
(d) 50 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Ila's doll and the name she gives the child she pretends to have when she and the narrator play house?

2. What instrument does May Price play?

3. Why did Tridib go with his parents to London when he was 8?

4. What type of vehicle did Ila's parents drive when she was ten and they visited Calcutta?

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

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