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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 does Ila want to take the narrator where there are cheap retail shops run by Indians and Bangladeshis?
(a) Islington.
(b) Brick Lane.
(c) Edgware.
(d) Stanmore.

2. When May and the narrator met again after Ila's wedding, how long had it been since May's visit to India to see Tridib?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 24 years.
(d) 17 years.

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

4. When the narrator meets Ila and Nick to go shopping, what is Nick reading?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) Financial Times.
(c) The Daily Telegraph.
(d) Daily Mail.

5. What day of the week did May fast?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the narrator argues with Ila on Brick Street, how long is it before he sees her again?

2. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does he spend Christmas Eve?

3. After Ila's wedding and the narrator stayed at May's flat, what did she fix him for breakfast?

4. Where do Ila and the narrator sleep on Christmas eve when they cannot go back to their lodgings?

5. What does Mrs. Price serve for Christmas eve when the author is in London on a study grant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Why was Ila upset when she and the narrator met one last time before he returned to Delhi?

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

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

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

8. How did Alan Tresawsen die?

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

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

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