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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pettigrew meet up with Alec?

2. Why doesn't Mr. Pettigrew's oldest son take him to the funeral?

3. What does the Major wear to every event Alec's wife plans?

4. Why does Pettigrew say he wants to take the pistols to his house?

5. What does Pettigrew think of Marjorie's grief over Bertie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did people respond to Pettigrew's suggestion for the golf club dance?

2. Who is Jemima, and what does Major Pettigrew think of her?

3. What is Major Pettigrew thinking about while he is in his garden with Mrs. Ali?

4. What is the pretense for Major Pettigrew's tea with Mrs. Ali?

5. How does Mrs. Khan treat Mrs. Ali, and why?

6. Why does Major Pettigrew go to Tewkesberry and Teale?

7. How does Major Pettigrew describe his village?

8. How does Major Pettigrew change in his thoughts towards Mrs. Ali at the beginning of the book?

9. What mistake does Sandy make when meeting Major Pettigrew?

10. What makes Roger stick out in the crowd at the funeral proceedings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the defining moments in Pettigrew's friendship with Grace, and how did these moments affect Pettigrew's life?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways the Major and Nancy showed their love to each other, and how did these displays alter the course of their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is something that was very important to Pettigrew in his life. Where are some places that friendship appears, and how do the people touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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