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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. After the narrator argues with Ila on Brick Street, how long is it before he sees her again?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 5 days.

2. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does he spend Christmas Eve?
(a) His boarding house.
(b) Ila's.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Mrs. Price's.

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

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

5. Why did Nick leave Kuwait?
(a) He was accused of embezzlement.
(b) He had an affair with the boss's wife.
(c) He was found guilty of misappropriating funds.
(d) He had an affair with the boss's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of jackets does Nick wear when the narrator first meets him?

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

3. How much taller was Kerry than the narrator?

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

5. On the night in 1940 when Dan grew tired of sleeping on mattresses below the stairs, where had the roommates gone to a demonstration?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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