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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 does May tell the narrator that Nick wants to do for a career?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Manufacturer.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Accountant.

2. How often might Tridib's parents spend a month or two in Calcutta?
(a) Every other year.
(b) About every 4 years.
(c) Every couple years.
(d) Every 2 or 3 years.

3. 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) September.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) November.

4. How old was May in 1959?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Ila and the narrator were eight, how long had it been since Snipe Price died?

3. In 1939, what newspaper did Dan give Tridib when he asked?

4. What did Dan have a degree in in 1939?

5. What industry did the narrator's father work in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

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

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

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

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

7. What is known about a visit Tridib made to London in 1939?

8. When did Tridib and May start a correspondence and why?

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

10. Who was Alan's friend, Dan?

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