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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. What did Ila want to hide under and play house when they went to visit their old family house in Raibajar when they were ten?

3. Where did Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca live in 1939?

4. What would Robi smuggle into his room at college?

5. How old was Alan Tresawsen in 1939?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

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

7. Where and when did the narrator meet May Price?

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

9. Why is Tha'mma wrong when she says that Tridib lives in his crumbling house doing nothing?

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

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

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

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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