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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 was the name of the narrator's best friend at the time Tha'mma retired from teaching?

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

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

4. Where was Kerry, the American art student who lived in the room next to the narrator in London, from?

5. What type of coat did Ila wear when the met the narrator before he left London?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Dan die in 1940?

4. What does Nick do for Ila and her housemates?

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

6. How did Alan Tresawsen die?

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

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

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

10. How did Mike die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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, Robi, and the narrator go to a nightclub. Why is Robi upset with how Ila behaves at the nightclub? What does his attitude reveal about gender roles in India at that time?

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