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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 was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?
2. When the narrator and Ila were ten, where was her family living?
3. What is the name of the little girl who does not like Ila's pretend daughter when Ila and the narrator play house?
4. When the narrator is in England for a research grant, what does he hear May Price play at the Royal Festival Hall?
5. When the narrator visited London with Ila, what type of cafe did she take him to on Neal Street?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Ila's family would come back to Calcutta for a holiday, what souvenirs would they bring?
2. Where and when did the narrator meet May Price?
3. When did Tridib and May start a correspondence and why?
4. What is known about a visit Tridib made to London in 1939?
5. When the narrator is nine, how long does Tridib stay away from Gole Park, and what reason does he give for his absence?
6. Why did the narrator not think that Ila was in London for the money?
7. In Ila's story when she and the narrator were nine, what happened to Magda?
8. Where was Robi headed when Ila and the narrator met him at the Kembles Head, a pub, in London?
9. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?
10. What is the room like where Mrs. Price directs the narrator when he visits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did Tridib die? Was his death a sacrifice?
Essay Topic 2
Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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