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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the narrator argues with Ila on Brick Street, how long is it before he sees her again?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) A fortnight.

3. When was the Great Terror in Calcutta?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1950s and 1960s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1960s and 1970s.

4. How much did the narrator spend on a wedding gift for Il and Nick?
(a) 25 pounds.
(b) 35 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

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

6. What day of the week did the narrator visit Mrs. Price before he flew from London to Delhi after his study fellowship?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

7. Before the narrator left London, where did he arrange to meet Ila?
(a) Trafalgar Square.
(b) Hampton Court.
(c) Fulham.
(d) Chiswick.

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

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

10. When the narrator meets Ila and Nick to go shopping, what is Nick reading?
(a) Financial Times.
(b) The Daily Telegraph.
(c) The Guardian.
(d) Daily Mail.

11. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does Ila get a job?
(a) The Aegis Trust.
(b) REDRESS.
(c) Amnesty International.
(d) Save the Children Fund.

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

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

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

15. When the narrator saw Ila before he returned home after his study fellowship, from where were the women that Nick was seeing on the side?
(a) South Africa and Jamaica.
(b) Haiti and Ghana.
(c) France and Germany.
(d) Martinique and Indonesia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Price serve for Christmas eve when the author is in London on a study grant?

2. How far was the journey from England to India?

3. What day of the week did May fast?

4. When did the narrator's father become General Manager of his firm?

5. What year did the narrator turn ten?

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