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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 43 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 37 years.

2. How old was Tridib's brother Robi when he was sent to boarding school?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

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

4. Why did Ila want to live in London?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To get a good job.
(c) Her boyfriend lived there.
(d) To be free.

5. When the narrator's grandmother is sick and dying, where is Ila studying?
(a) University College.
(b) Coventry University.
(c) Bournemouth University.
(d) University of Cambridge.

6. 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) September.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) November.

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

8. What was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?
(a) Richard.
(b) Harry.
(c) William.
(d) Alan.

9. What is Tridib studying for his PhD?
(a) Education.
(b) Archaeology.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Engineering.

10. What did Mrs. Price remember that Tridib wanted to do when he grew up?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Air-raid warden.
(d) Doctor.

11. When was the narrator born?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1952.

12. 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) Sideboard.
(b) Tree.
(c) Bush.
(d) Table.

13. How old was Nick Price when the narrator's father first met him?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

14. How many grandchildren are in Ila's family?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) Ony her.

15. How often might Tridib's parents spend a month or two in Calcutta?
(a) Every other year.
(b) About every 4 years.
(c) Every couple years.
(d) Every 2 or 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tridib when he went to England with his parents?

2. What type of farm was at the back of the house where Ila and her family lived when she was ten?

3. What color eyes does Tridib say that Mrs. Price's daughter May has?

4. What did Dan have a degree in in 1939?

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

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