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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where is Ila's housemate from who is in the Anti-Nazi League?
(a) Ethiopa.
(b) Uganda.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Ghana.

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

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

10. How old was Tha'mma when her grandfather died?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

11. What does Mrs. Price serve for Christmas eve when the author is in London on a study grant?
(a) Duck.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Goose.

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

13. When the narrator saw Ila before he returned home after his study fellowship, from where were the women that Nick was seeing on the side?
(a) France and Germany.
(b) South Africa and Jamaica.
(c) Haiti and Ghana.
(d) Martinique and Indonesia.

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

15. Where did the narrator have a room when he came to London for a study fellowship?
(a) Bankside.
(b) Fulham.
(c) Smithfield.
(d) Blackheath.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Nick leave Kuwait?

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