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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. How old was Tha'mma when she retired from teaching?
(a) 60.
(b) 62.
(c) 66.
(d) 65.

2. How old was Robi in 1964?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

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

4. What was the name of the narrator's mathematics teacher in 1964?
(a) Mrs. Robinson.
(b) Mrs. Miller.
(c) Mrs. Baker.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

5. Before the narrator left London, where did he arrange to meet Ila?
(a) Hampton Court.
(b) Fulham.
(c) Trafalgar Square.
(d) Chiswick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tree did Nityananda teach Robi to climb when his family lived in Dhaka?

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

3. In 1964, what did some men throw at the school bus the narrator and other boys were riding home?

4. How much taller was Kerry than the narrator?

5. Where is Ila's housemate from who is in the Anti-Nazi League?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Alan Tresawsen die?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Mike die?

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