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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 50-95a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many siblings does Tridib have?
(a) 1 brother and a sister.
(b) 3 brothers.
(c) 2 brothers and a sister.
(d) 2 brothers.

2. How old was May in 1959?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 23.

3. Where does Ila offer to take the narrator to a Bangladeshi place for dinner after meeting Nick?
(a) Brixton.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Clapham.
(d) Kensington.

4. What is the name of the little girl who does not like Ila's pretend daughter when Ila and the narrator play house?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Anna.
(c) Denise.
(d) Louise.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does May do when she is not playing in an orchestra?

4. How old was Mayadebi when she went to England with her husband and her son?

5. What would Robi smuggle into his room at college?

(see the answer key)

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