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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. When did the narrator's father become General Manager of his firm?

2. Where did Ila's parents buy her and Nick a flat in London?

3. When was Tridib's birthday?

4. What airline did the narrator fly on when he flew from London to Delhi after his study fellowship?

5. What was the name of the narrator's mathematics teacher in 1964?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ila's parents arrange for the present they got her and Nick for their wedding?

2. What did May remember that Tridib's room looked like the first time she saw it?

3. Who does Ila live with in London, and what do they do in the evenings?

4. What was May's reaction to the Victoria Memorial, and how did Tridib try to help her?

5. Where did May sleep in her flat and why?

6. What did Tridib think of May when he saw her as a baby?

7. Why was the narrator late for the wedding dinner for Ila and Nick?

8. How does Tha'mma feel about a promotion Shaheb receives?

9. How did Alan Tresawsen die?

10. What did May and the narrator do after breakfast the morning after he stayed at her flat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ila and Nick marry. When does Nick begin having affairs? How does Ila face the fact that he is having an affair? How does the way that she handles the issue affect the marriage and her relationship with Nick?

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

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?

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