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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was the journey from England to India?
(a) 5,000 miles.
(b) 4,800 miles.
(c) 4,600 miles.
(d) 5,300 miles.

2. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does he spend Christmas Eve?
(a) Ila's.
(b) Mrs. Price's.
(c) His boarding house.
(d) A hotel.

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

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

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

6. When Tridib, May, and the narrator were driving to Diamond Harbor, what animal did they see in the road that May wanted to help?
(a) Dog.
(b) Cat.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Goat.

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

8. What type of coat did Ila wear when the met the narrator before he left London?
(a) Fur coat.
(b) Raincoat.
(c) Trench coat.
(d) Jean jacket.

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

10. How much taller was Kerry than the narrator?
(a) 8 inches.
(b) 2 inches.
(c) 4 inches.
(d) 5 inches.

11. When May and Tridib met in India, when was the last time he had seen her?
(a) When she was a toddler.
(b) 15 years.
(c) When she was a baby.
(d) 8 years.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day did Tridib, May, and Tha'mma leave for Dhaka when May first visited Tridib in India?

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

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

4. After Ila's wedding, where did May and the narrator go to collect money for famine relief?

5. When May had gone to meet Tridib for the first time, where did she plan to go first before she saw him?

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