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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who was the hero in a story that Snipe told Tridib in 1940 before Tridib and his parents returned to India?
(a) Baldur.
(b) Olaf.
(c) Aeric.
(d) Tristan.

11. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Robi in 1964?

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

3. When did Mike die when his minesweeper was torpedoed by a U-boat?

4. When May visited India, what did she give a cotton-man for playing his single-stringed tool?

5. For how many years was Tha'mma headmistress of the school where she taught?

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