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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What industry did the narrator's father work in?
(a) Defense.
(b) Steel.
(c) Electronics.
(d) Rubber.

2. 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) Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor.
(c) Brahms Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major.
(d) Dvorak Cello Concerto.

3. What type of vehicle did Ila's parents drive when she was ten and they visited Calcutta?
(a) Ford.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Studebaker.

4. When Ila, Robi, and the narrator went out before Robi went back to Darjeeling, how many men were in the band at the nightclub?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the narrator's father's aunt go to England with her husband and her son?

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

3. How has Tridib ruined his digestion?

4. How many siblings does Tridib have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator's grandmother not approve of Tridib?

2. How did a monitor lizard save Ila when she and her parents lived in Colombo?

3. What does the narrator say about his father's first meeting wih Nick?

4. What is the room like where Mrs. Price directs the narrator when he visits?

5. Who was Alan's friend, Dan?

6. Why did the narrator nearly get expelled from college?

7. How did the narrator feel about the Underground in London?

8. Where was Robi headed when Ila and the narrator met him at the Kembles Head, a pub, in London?

9. When the narrator comes to London on a study grant, how does he describe Mrs. Price?

10. Why did the narrator not think that Ila was in London for the money?

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