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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. In 1939, what newspaper did Dan give Tridib when he asked?
(a) News Chronicle.
(b) Sphere.
(c) Daily Worker.
(d) Picture Post.

2. What does May do when she is not playing in an orchestra?
(a) Working in a flower shop.
(b) Volunteering at a library.
(c) Writing.
(d) Working for relief agencies.

3. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?
(a) 28.
(b) 26.
(c) 31.
(d) 33.

4. Where did Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca live in 1939?
(a) Lakeside Terrace.
(b) Quality Court.
(c) Brick Lane.
(d) Gravel Lane.

5. When Ila and the narrator were eight, how long had it been since Snipe Price died?
(a) 2 years.
(b) A year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes does Tridib say that Mrs. Price's daughter May has?

2. How has Tridib ruined his digestion?

3. In what neighborhood did Nick Price grow up in London?

4. When the narrator's grandmother was dying, where was he going to school?

5. What did Mrs. Price remember that Tridib wanted to do when he grew up?

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe Nick when he first meets him?

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

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

8. Who was Alan's friend, Dan?

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

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

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