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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. Where does Ila want to take the narrator where there are cheap retail shops run by Indians and Bangladeshis?

2. How much taller was Kerry than the narrator?

3. When May and Tridib met in India, when was the last time he had seen her?

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

5. What color silk was Ila wearing at dinner at the Price's after she and Nick were married in a civil ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Nick say that he left his job in Kuwait?

3. After the narrator spent the night at May's after Ila's wedding, what did she fix him for breakfast and why did she not eat?

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

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

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

7. What happened between Tha'mma and the narrator's mother shortly after Tha'mma retired?

8. Why does Ila think there is a kind of heroism in the deaths of Alan and Dan?

9. Why does May say that Nick left his job in Kuwait?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tha’mma has a tendency to jump to conclusions. What are some examples of times when Tha’mma jumps to conclusions? How does she base her conclusions on appearances? How do appearances deceive her and make her draw incorrect conclusions?

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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