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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1941, of the foursome--Alan, Mike, Dan, and Francesca--which of them would be dead in 1941?
(a) Alan and Francesca.
(b) Francesca.
(c) Alan, Mike, and Dan.
(d) All of the them.

2. Aftr Robi stopped Ila from dancing before he returned to Darjeeling, what did he give the waiter as they left?
(a) 50 rupees.
(b) 100 rupess.
(c) 20 rupees.
(d) 75 rupees.

3. What did Ila want to hide under and play house when they went to visit their old family house in Raibajar when they were ten?
(a) Bush.
(b) Table.
(c) Tree.
(d) Sideboard.

4. Where did Ila want to go before Robi went back to Darjeeling?
(a) A pub.
(b) A bar.
(c) Royal Hotel.
(d) Grand Hotel.

5. What address does Nick Price ask the narrator to find when they first meet?
(a) 19 Braidwood Passage.
(b) 56 Half Moon Court.
(c) 44 Lymington Road.
(d) 39 Adam's Court.

6. What is the only game that the narrator's grandmother has in the house?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Ludo set.
(c) Chess.
(d) Mahjong.

7. What does Tridib say is the house number of the widow Price who he visits in London?
(a) 39.
(b) 13.
(c) 44.
(d) 58.

8. What month was it when Ila's family took the narrator and his family to visit their old family house in Raibajar when they were ten?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) November.

9. What does Ila's mother allow to run free in her garden when they live in Colombo?
(a) Keeled Indian mabuya.
(b) Rhino horned lizard.
(c) Monitor lizard.
(d) Green forest lizard.

10. How old was Tridib when he went to England with his parents?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

11. What color hair does Nick Price have?
(a) Straw-colored.
(b) Blond.
(c) Brown.
(d) Ebony.

12. How often is Tridib seen on the street corners around Gole Park?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Every other month.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Once or twice a month.

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

14. What does May do when she is not playing in an orchestra?
(a) Volunteering at a library.
(b) Writing.
(c) Working in a flower shop.
(d) Working for relief agencies.

15. How much older is Tridib's brother Jatin-kaku than Tridib?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator and Ila were ten, where was her family living?

2. When Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out before Robi went back to Darjeeling, how many men were in the band at the nightclub?

3. When Ila and the narrator were eight, how long had it been since Snipe Price died?

4. When did the narrator's grandmother write a letter to his college?

5. When the narrator is in England for a research grant, what does he hear May Price play at the Royal Festival Hall?

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