View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Ila's wedding, where did May and the narrator go to collect money for famine relief?
(a) Oxford and Davies Streets.
(b) Oxford and Wells Streets.
(c) Oxford and Ramilles Streets.
(d) Oxford and Regent Streets.

2. When May had gone to meet Tridib for the first time, where did she plan to go first before she saw him?
(a) Delhi and Agra.
(b) Chennai and Agra.
(c) Mumbai and Agra.
(d) Delhi and Jaipur.

3. Where did Tha'mma grow up?
(a) Dhaka.
(b) Chennai.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Jaipur.

4. Where do Ila and the narrator sleep on Christmas eve when they cannot go back to their lodgings?
(a) Attic.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Living room.
(d) Basement.

5. Where did the narrator have a room when he came to London for a study fellowship?
(a) Smithfield.
(b) Blackheath.
(c) Bankside.
(d) Fulham.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Tha'mma first start teaching in a girls' high school?

2. How old was Tha'mma when she retired from teaching?

3. On Brick Lane with Ila and Nick, what sweets does the narrator smell wafting out of a sweet-shop?

4. Where do Ila, Nick, and the narrator arrange to meet when Ila wants to take the narrator clothes shopping?

5. What day of the week did the narrator visit Mrs. Price before he flew from London to Delhi after his study fellowship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Nick say that he left his job in Kuwait?

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

4. 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?

5. What did May and the narrator do after breakfast the morning after he stayed at her flat?

6. How does Tha'mma feel about a promotion Shaheb receives?

7. How did Alan Tresawsen die?

8. What is Brick Lane like when the narrator visits with Nick and Ila?

9. How did Mike die?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 872 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample