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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. What type of dog is an old lady walking on Solent Road when the narrator meets Nick Price?

2. How did Alan Tresawsen claim to have injured his right arm?

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

4. How old was Nick Price when the narrator's father first met him?

5. What does May tell the narrator that Nick wants to do for a career?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

2. Why did the narrator nearly get expelled from college?

3. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the room like where Mrs. Price directs the narrator when he visits?

9. In Ila's story when she and the narrator were nine, what happened to Magda?

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

Robi is well respected at college. Why is Robi well respected at college? What do scruples have to do with his reputation?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator tells his grandmother a story about Ila and bullies. Why does the story start an argument? What does the argument reveal about Tha’mma’s attitude toward Ila?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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