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

2. When the narrator visited London with Ila, what type of cafe did she take him to on Neal Street?

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

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

5. When the narrator is in England for a research grant, what does he hear May Price play at the Royal Festival Hall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Alan's friend, Dan?

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

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

5. When Ila's family would come back to Calcutta for a holiday, what souvenirs would they bring?

6. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

7. How has Solent Lane changed since Tridib was there?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though they are cousins, the narrator has feelings for Ila. How long did the narrator have feelings for Ila? Why could those feelings never be acted upon?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

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

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