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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 95b-151a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many patents did Lionel Tresawsen take out during the five years he lived in Malaysia?
(a) 11.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

2. How has Tridib ruined his digestion?
(a) Using antacids.
(b) Taking antibiotics.
(c) Drinking hard-boiled tea.
(d) Overeating.

3. How many years of Tha'mma's married life did she spend in a succession of railway colonies?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

4. When Ila and the narrator were eight, how long had it been since Snipe Price died?
(a) 3 years.
(b) A year.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. How did Alan Tresawsen claim to have injured his right arm?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Manufacturing accident.
(c) The war.
(d) Motorcycle accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Price serve for Christmas eve when the author is in London on a study grant?

2. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?

3. What does Ila's mother allow to run free in her garden when they live in Colombo?

4. When the narrator meets Nick Price, how long has it been since an incendiary bomb fell on Lymington Mansions and burned down two floors?

5. How old was Tha'mma when her grandfather died?

(see the answer key)

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