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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 200b-246.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator's grandmother was dying, where was he going to school?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Bangalore.
(d) Delhi.

2. Where did Tha'mma grow up?
(a) Jaipur.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Dhaka.
(d) Chennai.

3. What is the narrator's grandmother's occupation?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Schoolteacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

4. How many students did the school have when Tha'mma first started teaching at a girls' high school?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 35.
(d) 45.

5. When May visited India, what did she give a cotton-man for playing his single-stringed tool?
(a) 5 rupees.
(b) 10 rupees.
(c) 3 rupees.
(d) 1 rupee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of structure did the mechanic have at Tha'mma and Mayadebi's old house?

2. What was the name of Jethamoshai's cousin who always said "posession is nine-tenths of the law"?

3. How many patents did Lionel Tresawsen take out during the five years he lived in Malaysia?

4. How much did the narrator spend on a wedding gift for Il and Nick?

5. What is Mrs. Price wearing when the narrator meets her?

(see the answer key)

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