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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 Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out before Robi went back to Darjeeling, how many men were in the band at the nightclub?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

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

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

4. What color hair does Nick Price have?
(a) Straw-colored.
(b) Blond.
(c) Brown.
(d) Ebony.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?

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

3. How much older is Tridib's brother Jatin-kaku than Tridib?

4. 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?

5. How old was May in 1959?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

10. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

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