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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick say that chartered accounts are paid when they start working in London?
(a) 15,000 pounds.
(b) 10,000 pounds.
(c) 8,000 pounds.
(d) 12,000 pounds.

2. When May and the narrator met again after Ila's wedding, how long had it been since May's visit to India to see Tridib?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 24 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 21 years.

3. What did Ila, Robi, and the narrator drink when they went to a nightclub before Robi returned to Darjeeling?
(a) Beer.
(b) Mixed drinks.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Wine.

4. How old was Tha'mma when she retired from teaching?
(a) 66.
(b) 65.
(c) 62.
(d) 60.

5. On Brick Lane, what did the mosque used to be?
(a) Chapel.
(b) Cathedral.
(c) Baptist church.
(d) Synagogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shop did Tha'mma and Mayadebi see where they had bought their testbooks when they were schoolgirls?

2. What language did Jethamoshai speak to May?

3. In 1939, what newspaper did Dan give Tridib when he asked?

4. How old was Robi in 1964?

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

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