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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 day did Tridib, May, and Tha'mma leave for Dhaka when May first visited Tridib in India?
(a) January 19, 1964.
(b) January 2, 1964.
(c) February 4, 1964.
(d) February 23, 1964.

2. Where did the narrator's family move after his father became General Manager of his firm?
(a) Amherst Street.
(b) Southern Avenue.
(c) Jessore Road.
(d) Park Street.

3. When the narrator is in London on a study grant, where does Ila get a job?
(a) Amnesty International.
(b) The Aegis Trust.
(c) REDRESS.
(d) Save the Children Fund.

4. What does Mrs. Price serve for Christmas eve when the author is in London on a study grant?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Goose.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Duck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator saw Ila before he returned home after his study fellowship, from where were the women that Nick was seeing on the side?

2. When Tridib, May, and the narrator were driving to Diamond Harbor, what animal did they see in the road that May wanted to help?

3. On Brick Lane with Ila and Nick, what sweets does the narrator smell wafting out of a sweet-shop?

4. Where did the narrator have a room when he came to London for a study fellowship?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Mike die?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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