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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many patents did Lionel Tresawsen take out during the five years he lived in Malaysia?

2. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?

3. What did Ila want to hide under and play house when they went to visit their old family house in Raibajar when they were ten?

4. What did Dan have a degree in in 1939?

5. In 1941, of the foursome--Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca--which of them would be dead in 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about his father's first meeting wih Nick?

2. When the narrator comes to London on a study grant, how does he describe Mrs. Price?

3. Where and when did the narrator meet May Price?

4. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

5. How does the narrator describe Nick when he first meets him?

6. Who was Alan's friend, Dan?

7. How did a monitor lizard save Ila when she and her parents lived in Colombo?

8. Why is Tha'mma wrong when she says that Tridib lives in his crumbling house doing nothing?

9. What was known about an injury Alan Tresawsen had?

10. Where was Robi headed when Ila and the narrator met him at the Kembles Head, a pub, in London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery uses the five senses to help readers imagine concepts. Symbolism uses objects or ideas to present a concept. How does Barnett use imagery and symbols to represent and describe freedom?

Essay Topic 2

Ila, Robi, and the narrator go to a nightclub. Why is Robi upset with how Ila behaves at the nightclub? What does his attitude reveal about gender roles in India at that time?

Essay Topic 3

Ila tells the narrator a story when they play house. What story does Ila tell the narrator when they play house under a very large table? Why is the story an allegory?

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