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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 type of dog is an old lady walking on Solent Road when the narrator meets Nick Price?
(a) Dachshund.
(b) Pekinese.
(c) Chihuahua.
(d) Poodle.

2. When the narrator visited London with Ila, what type of cafe did she take him to on Neal Street?
(a) French.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Spanish.

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

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

5. What does May tell the narrator that Nick wants to do for a career?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Manufacturer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator first meets Nick Price in London, where has Robi thought that Nick was spending his time?

2. What was the name of Mrs. Price's brother who she invited to meet The Shaheb, Mayadebi, and Tridib in 1939?

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?

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

5. What did Ila, Robi, and the narrator drink when they went to a nightclub before Robi returned to Darjeeling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lionel Tresawsen?

2. How does Tha'mma keep the flat where the family lives so they cannot waste their time?

3. In Ila's story when she and the narrator were nine, what happened to Magda?

4. What is the story of a very large table that is stored at the old family house in Raibajar?

5. What does Nick say about Kuwait?

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

7. When did Tridib and May start a correspondence and why?

8. What is known about a visit Tridib made to London in 1939?

9. When Ila's family would come back to Calcutta for a holiday, what souvenirs would they bring?

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

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