View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator's grandmother was dying, where was he going to school?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Mumbai.

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

3. How has Tridib ruined his digestion?
(a) Taking antibiotics.
(b) Overeating.
(c) Using antacids.
(d) Drinking hard-boiled tea.

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

5. When Tridib first talked to the narrator about his journey to England, how old was Tridib?
(a) 23.
(b) About 25.
(c) Not much older than 29.
(d) 27.

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

7. When did the narrator's grandmother write a letter to his college?
(a) Week before she died.
(b) Day before she died.
(c) Month before she died.
(d) Day she died.

8. In what neighborhood did Nick Price grow up in London?
(a) West Hampstead.
(b) Islington.
(c) Clapham.
(d) Wandsworth.

9. How old is Nick Price when the narrator meets him in London?
(a) 29.
(b) 24.
(c) 27.
(d) 31.

10. What type of farm was at the back of the house where Ila and her family lived when she was ten?
(a) Sheep farm.
(b) Goat farm.
(c) Poultry farm.
(d) Factory.

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

12. What was the name of the woman who sang when Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out together before Robi went back to Darjeeling?
(a) Miss Angelica.
(b) Miss Jennifer.
(c) Miss Melinda.
(d) Miss Linda.

13. 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) 43 years.
(b) 37 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 35 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of dog is an old lady walking on Solent Road when the narrator meets Nick Price?

3. What color hair does Nick Price have?

4. What tutor does the narrator have in the afternoons on page 10?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 401 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample