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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scent did May use when she stayed in the narrator's parents' guest room when she visited India?
(a) Hyacinth.
(b) Lavender water.
(c) Lily of the Valley.
(d) Rosewater.

2. Where did Tha'mma grow up?
(a) Jaipur.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Dhaka.
(d) Chennai.

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. 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) When she was a toddler.
(d) 8 years.

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

9. When Ila's parents came to look at a London flat for Ila and Nick, where did they come from?
(a) Burundi.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Tanzania.
(d) Rwanda.

10. What color were May's eyes?
(a) Grey.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

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

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

13. What day of the week did May fast?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

14. 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) Magenta.
(c) Mauve.
(d) Blue.

15. How old was Tha'mma when she retired from teaching?
(a) 65.
(b) 62.
(c) 60.
(d) 66.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What airline did the narrator fly on when he flew from London to Delhi after his study fellowship?

3. How much did the narrator spend on a wedding gift for Il and Nick?

4. Where was Kerry, the American art student who lived in the room next to the narrator in London, from?

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

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