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

2. Where do Ila, Nick, and the narrator arrange to meet when Ila wants to take the narrator clothes shopping?

3. After the narrator argues with Ila on Brick Street, how long is it before he sees her again?

4. Before the narrator left London, where did he arrange to meet Ila?

5. Where did Tha'mma grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why did Nick and Ila have two weddings, and what were their weddings like?

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

5. How did Alan Tresawsen die?

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

7. What is Brick Lane like when the narrator visits with Nick and Ila?

8. Why was Ila upset when she and the narrator met one last time before he returned to Delhi?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leave readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Imagery uses the five senses to help readers imagine concepts. Symbolism uses objects or ideas to present a concept. How does Barnett use imagery and symbols to represent and describe freedom?

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