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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tridib's brother Robi when he was sent to boarding school?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

2. How old were Lionel Tresawen's children when his wife determined they should move back to England?
(a) 8 and 6.
(b) 12 and 10.
(c) 11 and 9.
(d) 9 and 7.

3. When the narrator first meets Nick Price in London, where has Robi thought that Nick was spending his time?
(a) New York City.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What month was it when Ila's family took the narrator and his family to visit their old family house in Raibajar when they were ten?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) September.

5. What would Robi smuggle into his room at college?
(a) Rum.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tequila.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator meets Nick Price, how long has it been since an incendiary bomb fell on Lymington Mansions and burned down two floors?

2. When Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out before Robi went back to Darjeeling, how many men were in the band at the nightclub?

3. When did the narrator's father's aunt go to England with her husband and her son?

4. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?

5. What tutor does the narrator have in the afternoons on page 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the narrator is nine, how long does Tridib stay away from Gole Park, and what reason does he give for his absence?

2. What is the story of a very large table that is stored at the old family house in Raibajar?

3. Where and when did the narrator meet May Price?

4. Why did the narrator not think that Ila was in London for the money?

5. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

6. Why did the narrator nearly get expelled from college?

7. When the narrator comes to London on a study grant, how does he describe Mrs. Price?

8. Where was Robi headed when Ila and the narrator met him at the Kembles Head, a pub, in London?

9. How does Tha'mma keep the flat where the family lives so they cannot waste their time?

10. How did the narrator feel about the Underground in London?

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