...used to work as a piano teacher

When Mala arrived in the U.S....

...the situation was a little awkward

When the narrator and Mala went to see Mrs. Croft...

...they felt close to each other for the first time

Before moving to the U.S., the narrator...

...attended his own wedding in Calcutta

Mrs. Croft called for her daughter...

...because she found it improper for an unmarried couple to talk privately.

The rent for the room had to be...

...placed on the ledge of the piano keys.

The narrator's family...

...keeps Bengali traditions alive

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12eA Reading Comprehension

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1
When the narrator learned about Mrs. Croft's death...
...the narrator was not really touched
...they went to see Helen
...Mala consoled him
2
Mrs. Croft only lets her rooms to people from Harvard or M.I.T.
True
False
3
Mrs. Croft...
...used to work as a piano teacher
...eats soup since her husband died
......is sixty-eight years old
4
When Mala arrived in the U.S....
...the narrator did not recognise her
...the narrator felt a sense of belonging
...the situation was a little awkward
5
The name of the narrator's wife is Mala
True
False
6
After leaving India, the narrator first lived in...
...Boston
...Bangladesh
...London
...Cambridge (Massachusetts)
7
Mala misunderstood the narrator's suggestion about "going out" and prepared as if for a party.
True
False
8
When the narrator and Mala went to see Mrs. Croft...
...they felt close to each other for the first time
...she did not remember him
...they learned she had died
...she called the police
9
Before moving to the U.S., the narrator...
...attended his own wedding in Calcutta
...got in touch with Mrs. Croft
...only ate cornflakes for breakfast
...met his future wife in London
10
Mrs. Croft called for her daughter...
...because she found it improper for an unmarried couple to talk privately.
...because she spilled her tea.
...because she forgot to take her cane and slipped.
...because she needed help.
11
The rent for the room had to be...
...given to her in person.
...transferred to her daughter Helen's account.
...put in an envelope on the piano bench.
...placed on the ledge of the piano keys.
12
The narrator and his wife moved into Mrs. Croft's flat.
True
False
13
The narrator was offered a job at M.I.T.
False
True
14
The narrator's family...
...struggles in America
...keeps Bengali traditions alive
...never talks about Mrs. Croft
...moves back to India
15
Mrs. Croft thinks the American flag on the moon is...
...splendid
...improper
...fantastic
...riveting

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