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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator is in England for a research grant, what does he hear May Price play at the Royal Festival Hall?
(a) Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor.
(b) Bach Concerto for 2 Violins.
(c) Dvorak Cello Concerto.
(d) Brahms Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major.

2. When Ila was ten, what was the name of her ayah?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Maisie.
(c) Bette.
(d) Louisa.

3. For how many years was Tha'mma headmistress of the school where she taught?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 6.

4. What was the name of Ila's doll and the name she gives the child she pretends to have when she and the narrator play house?
(a) Helga.
(b) Priscilla.
(c) Magda.
(d) Meredith.

5. How old was Tha'mma when her grandfather died?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1941, of the foursome--Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca--which of them would be dead in 1941?

2. Where is the computer scientist from with whom Ila shares a house?

3. Where did the narrator's family move after his father became General Manager of his firm?

4. How did Alan Tresawsen claim to have injured his right arm?

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

(see the answer key)

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