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

2. Where did May take the narrator after they collected money for famine relief?
(a) Deli.
(b) Coffee shop.
(c) Cafe.
(d) Sandwich bar.

3. What color silk was Ila wearing at dinner at the Price's after she and Nick were married in a civil ceremony?
(a) Mauve.
(b) Crimson.
(c) Magenta.
(d) Blue.

4. After Ila's wedding and the narrator stayed at May's flat, what did she fix him for breakfast?
(a) Oatmeal and orange juice.
(b) Fried eggs, toast, and orange juice.
(c) Oatmeal and tomato juice.
(d) Toast, scrambled eggs, and tomato juice.

5. When was the Great Terror in Calcutta?
(a) 1960s and 1970s.
(b) 1950s and 1960s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the narrator's mathematics teacher in 1964?

2. When the narrator visits Brick Lane with Ila and Nick, what establishment is in the house that Alan Tresawsen used to live in?

3. What color were May's eyes?

4. Where did the narrator's family move after his father became General Manager of his firm?

5. What does Nick say that chartered accounts are paid when they start working in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tridib think of May when he saw her as a baby?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What does the narrator say about Tha'mma's job?

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

9. What was May's reaction to the Victoria Memorial, and how did Tridib try to help her?

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

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