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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. What did Dan have a degree in in 1939?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Medieval history.
(c) English literature.
(d) Chemistry.

2. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?
(a) Coventry University.
(b) University of Cambridge.
(c) Bournemouth University.
(d) University College.

3. What was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?
(a) Harry.
(b) Alan.
(c) William.
(d) Richard.

4. What does Ila's mother allow to run free in her garden when they live in Colombo?
(a) Monitor lizard.
(b) Green forest lizard.
(c) Keeled Indian mabuya.
(d) Rhino horned lizard.

5. What was the name of Ila's doll and the name she gives the child she pretends to have when she and the narrator play house?
(a) Meredith.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Helga.
(d) Magda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ila want to live in London?

2. How old was Tridib's brother Robi when he was sent to boarding school?

3. What instrument does May Price play?

4. How has Tridib ruined his digestion?

5. What address does Nick Price ask the narrator to find when they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Solent Lane changed since Tridib was there?

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

3. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

4. What is the room like where Mrs. Price directs the narrator when he visits?

5. Why does the narrator's grandmother not approve of Tridib?

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

7. When Ila's family would come back to Calcutta for a holiday, what souvenirs would they bring?

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

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

10. Who was Alan's friend, Dan?

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