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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old was Robi in 1964?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

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

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

7. 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) Cat.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Dog.
(d) Goat.

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

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

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

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

12. How old was Tha'mma when her husband died?
(a) 27.
(b) 32.
(c) 34.
(d) 29.

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

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

15. When Ila and the narrator played house under the table in Raibajar, when they were children who found them and comforted Ila?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Tridib.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the journey from England to India?

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

3. After Ila's wedding and the narrator stayed at May's flat, what did she fix him for breakfast?

4. For when did the narrator's father buy a ticket to Dhaka for Tha'mma?

5. When May and Tridib met in India, when was the last time he had seen her?

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