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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 is Ila's housemate from who is in the Anti-Nazi League?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Ethiopa.
(c) Uganda.
(d) Ghana.

2. How much taller was Kerry than the narrator?
(a) 4 inches.
(b) 8 inches.
(c) 2 inches.
(d) 5 inches.

3. When was Tridib's birthday?
(a) September 30.
(b) September 4.
(c) September 25.
(d) September 19.

4. Where is the computer scientist from with whom Ila shares a house?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

5. On Brick Lane, what did the mosque used to be?
(a) Baptist church.
(b) Chapel.
(c) Synagogue.
(d) Cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tha'mma when her grandfather died?

2. What color were May's eyes?

3. What type of coat did Ila wear when the met the narrator before he left London?

4. What airline did the narrator fly on when he flew from London to Delhi after his study fellowship?

5. When did the narrator's father become General Manager of his firm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the narrator went to school in 1964 shortly after Tadib, May, and Tha'mma went to Dhaka?

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

3. Why does Ila think there is a kind of heroism in the deaths of Alan and Dan?

4. How did Ila's parents arrange for the present they got her and Nick for their wedding?

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

6. What happened when Tridib, May, and the narrator were driving to the Diamond Harbor?

7. 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?

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

9. What did May remember that Tridib's room looked like the first time she saw it?

10. Where did May sleep in her flat and why?

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