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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When May visited India, what did she give a cotton-man for playing his single-stringed tool?
(a) 10 rupees.
(b) 3 rupees.
(c) 1 rupee.
(d) 5 rupees.

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

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

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

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

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

12. When did Tha'mma first start teaching in a girls' high school?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1936.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did the narrator's father become General Manager of his firm?

4. Where does Ila want to take the narrator where there are cheap retail shops run by Indians and Bangladeshis?

5. How old was Robi in 1964?

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