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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. Why did Tridib go with his parents to London when he was 8?

2. Where was May Price when the narrator's father visited her mother and brother?

3. How often does the narrator's grandmother think that his mother should listen to the afternoon radio play?

4. What does Tridib say is the house number of the widow Price who he visits in London?

5. What tutor does the narrator have in the afternoons on page 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the narrator's grandmother not approve of Tridib?

4. What is known about a visit Tridib made to London in 1939?

5. How did the narrator feel about the Underground in London?

6. When did Tridib and May start a correspondence and why?

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

8. When the narrator is nine, how long does Tridib stay away from Gole Park, and what reason does he give for his absence?

9. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator is able to imagine places and people he has never met. How is the narrator able to imagine places and people he has never met? How does he use his imagination to bring stories he hears to life enough that he can go somewhere he has never been and find his way?

Essay Topic 2

Tha’mma has a tendency to jump to conclusions. What are some examples of times when Tha’mma jumps to conclusions? How does she base her conclusions on appearances? How do appearances deceive her and make her draw incorrect conclusions?

Essay Topic 3

Tha’mma retired from her job at a girls’ high school when the narrator was ten. Was Tha’mma looking forward to retirement? Why did she find the adjustment difficult?

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