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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What part of Dhaka was Mayadebi living in in 1964?
(a) Gulshan.
(b) Dhanmundi.
(c) Banani.
(d) Mirpur.

5. After Ila's wedding and the narrator stayed at May's flat, what did she fix him for breakfast?
(a) Fried eggs, toast, and orange juice.
(b) Oatmeal and tomato juice.
(c) Toast, scrambled eggs, and tomato juice.
(d) Oatmeal and orange juice.

6. How many students did the school have when Tha'mma first started teaching at a girls' high school?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 45.
(d) 50.

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

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

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

10. Where does Ila want to take the narrator where there are cheap retail shops run by Indians and Bangladeshis?
(a) Edgware.
(b) Stanmore.
(c) Islington.
(d) Brick Lane.

11. How old was Tha'mma when her husband died?
(a) 32.
(b) 27.
(c) 34.
(d) 29.

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

13. When May and the narrator met again after Ila's wedding, how long had it been since May's visit to India to see Tridib?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 24 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 15 years.

14. What airline did the narrator fly on when he flew from London to Delhi after his study fellowship?
(a) Singapore Airlines.
(b) United.
(c) Qatar Airways.
(d) Thai Airways.

15. On the night in 1940 when Dan grew tired of sleeping on mattresses below the stairs, where had the roommates gone to a demonstration?
(a) May Fair.
(b) Flemings.
(c) Savoy Hotel.
(d) The Berkeley.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tridib, May, and the narrator were driving to Diamond Harbor, what animal did they see in the road that May wanted to help?

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

3. When May and Tridib met in India, when was the last time he had seen her?

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

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

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