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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 instrument does May Price play?

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

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

4. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?

5. When Robi was in boarding school, how long did a bully he beat up have to spend in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Tha'mma keep the flat where the family lives so they cannot waste their time?

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

10. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author does not tell the story in chronological order. How does the author use a non-linear narrative to relate the story? How does that affect what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

Tridib is a strong influence on the narrator. Why does Tridib have a strong influence on the narrator? What type of relationship does the narrator have with Tridib?

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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