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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does May do when she is not playing in an orchestra?
(a) Volunteering at a library.
(b) Working in a flower shop.
(c) Working for relief agencies.
(d) Writing.

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

6. Where did Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca live in 1939?
(a) Gravel Lane.
(b) Lakeside Terrace.
(c) Quality Court.
(d) Brick Lane.

7. Where does Ila offer to take the narrator to a Bangladeshi place for dinner after meeting Nick?
(a) Chelsea.
(b) Kensington.
(c) Brixton.
(d) Clapham.

8. How old were Lionel Tresawen's children when his wife determined they should move back to England?
(a) 12 and 10.
(b) 9 and 7.
(c) 8 and 6.
(d) 11 and 9.

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

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

11. How often is Tridib seen on the street corners around Gole Park?
(a) Once or twice a month.
(b) Every other week.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Once a week.

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

13. When did the narrator's father's aunt go to England with her husband and her son?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1936.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator first meets Nick Price in London, where has Robi thought that Nick was spending his time?

2. 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?

3. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?

4. What industry did the narrator's father work in?

5. What address does Nick Price ask the narrator to find when they first meet?

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