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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 the narrator's grandmother was dying, where was he going to school?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Bangalore.
(d) Calcutta.

2. In 1941, of the foursome--Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca--which of them would be dead in 1941?
(a) Alan, Mike, and Dan.
(b) All of the them.
(c) Francesca.
(d) Alan and Francesca.

3. What does Tridib say is the house number of the widow Price who he visits in London?
(a) 58.
(b) 44.
(c) 13.
(d) 39.

4. How much older is Tridib's brother Jatin-kaku than Tridib?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. What is Tridib studying for his PhD?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Education.
(c) Archaeology.
(d) Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator visited London with Ila, what type of cafe did she take him to on Neal Street?

2. What instrument does May Price play?

3. Where was May Price when the narrator's father visited her mother and brother?

4. When Ila was ten, what was the name of her ayah?

5. What color hair does Nick Price have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

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

5. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

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

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

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

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

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

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