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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 24 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 21 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

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

4. After Ila's wedding, where did May and the narrator go to collect money for famine relief?
(a) Oxford and Wells Streets.
(b) Oxford and Davies Streets.
(c) Oxford and Regent Streets.
(d) Oxford and Ramilles Streets.

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

6. Where do Ila and the narrator sleep on Christmas eve when they cannot go back to their lodgings?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Living room.
(c) Attic.
(d) Basement.

7. Where did the narrator's family move after his father became General Manager of his firm?
(a) Southern Avenue.
(b) Jessore Road.
(c) Park Street.
(d) Amherst Street.

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

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

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

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

12. What is the narrator wearing when he waks from Charing Cross to Stockwell and Ila is disgusted by his clothes?
(a) Blue anorak and faded corduroy jeans.
(b) Red anorak and khakis.
(c) T-shirt and faded blue jeans.
(d) Polo and blue jeans.

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

14. On Brick Lane with Ila and Nick, what sweets does the narrator smell wafting out of a sweet-shop?
(a) Kheer.
(b) Indian milk balls.
(c) Carrot pudding.
(d) Rosogollas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ila want to take the narrator where there are cheap retail shops run by Indians and Bangladeshis?

2. What scent did May use when she stayed in the narrator's parents' guest room when she visited India?

3. How old was Tha'mma when she retired from teaching?

4. What does Nick say that chartered accounts are paid when they start working in London?

5. When Tridib took May and the narrator to the Victoria Memorial, what did Tridib give the narrator to get something to eat?

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