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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. Where did Ila's parents buy her and Nick a flat in London?
(a) Grosevenor Way.
(b) Clapham Common.
(c) Wandsworth Common.
(d) Brockwell Park.

2. What month did the narrator fly back to Delhi after he came to London for a study fellowship?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) November.

3. In 1964, what did some men throw at the school bus the narrator and other boys were riding home?
(a) Bottles.
(b) Chunks of concrete.
(c) Molotov cocktails.
(d) Stones.

4. What is the narrator wearing when he waks from Charing Cross to Stockwell and Ila is disgusted by his clothes?
(a) Red anorak and khakis.
(b) Blue anorak and faded corduroy jeans.
(c) T-shirt and faded blue jeans.
(d) Polo and blue jeans.

5. What brand of jackets does Nick wear when the narrator first meets him?
(a) Valentino.
(b) Dolce & Gabbana.
(c) Armani.
(d) Versace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the hero in a story that Snipe told Tridib in 1940 before Tridib and his parents returned to India?

2. How much taller was Kerry than the narrator?

3. After Ila's wedding, where did May and the narrator go to collect money for famine relief?

4. How old was Tha'mma when her husband died?

5. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does he spend Christmas Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dan die in 1940?

2. Why was Ila upset when she and the narrator met one last time before he returned to Delhi?

3. What happened between Tha'mma and the narrator's mother shortly after Tha'mma retired?

4. Why was the narrator late for the wedding dinner for Ila and Nick?

5. What does Nick do for Ila and her housemates?

6. Why did Nick and Ila have two weddings, and what were their weddings like?

7. Who does Ila live with in London, and what do they do in the evenings?

8. How did Mike die?

9. Why does May say that Nick left his job in Kuwait?

10. After the narrator spent the night at May's after Ila's wedding, what did she fix him for breakfast and why did she not eat?

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