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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 was the name of the woman who sang when Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out together before Robi went back to Darjeeling?
(a) Miss Linda.
(b) Miss Jennifer.
(c) Miss Melinda.
(d) Miss Angelica.

2. In what neighborhood did Nick Price grow up in London?
(a) West Hampstead.
(b) Wandsworth.
(c) Clapham.
(d) Islington.

3. How did Alan Tresawsen claim to have injured his right arm?
(a) Manufacturing accident.
(b) The war.
(c) Motorcycle accident.
(d) Car accident.

4. What did Mrs. Price remember that Tridib wanted to do when he grew up?
(a) Air-raid warden.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Farmer.

5. What instrument does May Price play?
(a) Piccolo.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) English Horn.
(d) Oboe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vehicle did Ila's parents drive when she was ten and they visited Calcutta?

2. When Tridib first talked to the narrator about his journey to England, how old was Tridib?

3. Why did Tridib go with his parents to London when he was 8?

4. What is the narrator's grandmother's occupation?

5. How old were Lionel Tresawen's children when his wife determined they should move back to England?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

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

3. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

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

5. What does the narrator say about his father's first meeting wih Nick?

6. In Ila's story when she and the narrator were nine, what happened to Magda?

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

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

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

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

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