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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. When Tridib first talked to the narrator about his journey to England, how old was Tridib?
(a) 23.
(b) 27.
(c) About 25.
(d) Not much older than 29.

2. How old is Nick Price when the narrator meets him in London?
(a) 29.
(b) 24.
(c) 31.
(d) 27.

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

4. When Ila was ten, what was the name of her ayah?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Bette.
(c) Maisie.
(d) Louisa.

5. What industry did the narrator's father work in?
(a) Steel.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Electronics.
(d) Defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alan Tresawsen claim to have injured his right arm?

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

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

4. How old was May in 1959?

5. How often is Tridib seen on the street corners around Gole Park?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

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

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

7. How did a monitor lizard save Ila when she and her parents lived in Colombo?

8. Why is Tha'mma wrong when she says that Tridib lives in his crumbling house doing nothing?

9. What was known about an injury Alan Tresawsen had?

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

(see the answer keys)

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