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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month did the narrator fly back to Delhi after he came to London for a study fellowship?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) November.

2. When did Tha'mma first start teaching in a girls' high school?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1936.

3. Where did Ila's parents buy her and Nick a flat in London?
(a) Wandsworth Common.
(b) Brockwell Park.
(c) Clapham Common.
(d) Grosevenor Way.

4. What does Nick say that chartered accounts are paid when they start working in London?
(a) 8,000 pounds.
(b) 10,000 pounds.
(c) 15,000 pounds.
(d) 12,000 pounds.

5. What did May do the first time she met Tridib?
(a) Gave him a hug.
(b) Kissed him on both cheeks.
(c) Shook his hand.
(d) Made a peace sign.

6. What was the name of the narrator's mathematics teacher in 1964?
(a) Mrs. Miller.
(b) Mrs. Robinson.
(c) Mrs. Anderson.
(d) Mrs. Baker.

7. Where is the computer scientist from with whom Ila shares a house?
(a) France.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Germany.

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

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

10. How old was Robi in 1964?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

11. For when did the narrator's father buy a ticket to Dhaka for Tha'mma?
(a) April 1964.
(b) February 1964.
(c) January 1964.
(d) March 1964.

12. What day did Tridib, May, and Tha'mma leave for Dhaka when May first visited Tridib in India?
(a) February 4, 1964.
(b) February 23, 1964.
(c) January 2, 1964.
(d) January 19, 1964.

13. Where did May take the narrator after they collected money for famine relief?
(a) Deli.
(b) Sandwich bar.
(c) Cafe.
(d) Coffee shop.

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

15. In 1964, what did some men throw at the school bus the narrator and other boys were riding home?
(a) Bottles.
(b) Chunks of concrete.
(c) Stones.
(d) Molotov cocktails.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tha'mma when her husband died?

2. When Ila's parents came to look at a London flat for Ila and Nick, where did they come from?

3. What part of Dhaka was Mayadebi living in in 1964?

4. How many years before Mayadebi's marriage was Tha'mma married?

5. What was the name of the narrator's best friend at the time Tha'mma retired from teaching?

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