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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years was Tha'mma headmistress of the school where she taught?
(a) 6.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

2. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does he spend Christmas Eve?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Mrs. Price's.
(c) His boarding house.
(d) Ila's.

3. How many years before Mayadebi's marriage was Tha'mma married?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. On Brick Lane, what did the mosque used to be?
(a) Chapel.
(b) Synagogue.
(c) Cathedral.
(d) Baptist church.

5. When was Tridib's birthday?
(a) September 19.
(b) September 4.
(c) September 25.
(d) September 30.

6. Where was Francesca sent to an interment camp in 1940?
(a) Paignton.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Isle of Wight.
(d) Glasgow.

7. What was the name of the narrator's best friend at the time Tha'mma retired from teaching?
(a) Montu.
(b) Ranvir.
(c) Gupreet.
(d) Anil.

8. Where did the narrator have a room when he came to London for a study fellowship?
(a) Fulham.
(b) Smithfield.
(c) Bankside.
(d) Blackheath.

9. What type of tree did Nityananda teach Robi to climb when his family lived in Dhaka?
(a) Betelnut.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Mango.
(d) Jackfruit.

10. When did the narrator's father become General Manager of his firm?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1965.

11. What color silk was Ila wearing at dinner at the Price's after she and Nick were married in a civil ceremony?
(a) Crimson.
(b) Blue.
(c) Mauve.
(d) Magenta.

12. When May and Tridib met in India, when was the last time he had seen her?
(a) When she was a baby.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) When she was a toddler.

13. What brand of jackets does Nick wear when the narrator first meets him?
(a) Versace.
(b) Dolce & Gabbana.
(c) Valentino.
(d) Armani.

14. When May had gone to meet Tridib for the first time, where did she plan to go first before she saw him?
(a) Chennai and Agra.
(b) Mumbai and Agra.
(c) Delhi and Agra.
(d) Delhi and Jaipur.

15. What year did the narrator turn ten?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month did the narrator fly back to Delhi after he came to London for a study fellowship?

2. What color were May's eyes?

3. When the narrator meets Ila and Nick to go shopping, what is Nick reading?

4. When the narrator visits Brick Lane with Ila and Nick, what establishment is in the house that Alan Tresawsen used to live in?

5. After Ila's wedding, where did May and the narrator go to collect money for famine relief?

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