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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 did the narrator have a room when he came to London for a study fellowship?
(a) Smithfield.
(b) Blackheath.
(c) Fulham.
(d) Bankside.

2. How far was the journey from England to India?
(a) 4,800 miles.
(b) 4,600 miles.
(c) 5,300 miles.
(d) 5,000 miles.

3. When was Tridib's birthday?
(a) September 19.
(b) September 30.
(c) September 4.
(d) September 25.

4. What color were May's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Grey.

5. After Ila's wedding, where did May and the narrator go to collect money for famine relief?
(a) Oxford and Davies Streets.
(b) Oxford and Ramilles Streets.
(c) Oxford and Wells Streets.
(d) Oxford and Regent Streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Brick Lane, what did the mosque used to be?

2. What day did Tridib, May, and Tha'mma leave for Dhaka when May first visited Tridib in India?

3. How old was Tha'mma when she retired from teaching?

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

5. For how many years was Tha'mma headmistress of the school where she taught?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Alan Tresawsen die?

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

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

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