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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alsana wearing on her head that Samad makes fun of?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Curlers.
(c) One of Clara's Jamaican scarves.
(d) One of her son's baseball caps.

2. What is Archie's job?
(a) He is a war correspondent.
(b) He is in the British Army.
(c) He is a professional cyclist.
(d) He creates paper-folding designs.

3. What are Magid and Irie wearing the morning Samad drives them to school?
(a) Their pajamas.
(b) A suit for Magid and a dress for Irie.
(c) All green clothes.
(d) Black clothes with white armbands.

4. What is in the photo of Magid that he sends home to his parents?
(a) A horse.
(b) A goat.
(c) His new girlfriend.
(d) His school.

5. Where did Samad and Archie meet?
(a) At a local pub.
(b) In the army.
(c) In college.
(d) As children.

6. What does Samad win in a poker game?
(a) $3200 American dollars.
(b) Train tickets back to Bengal.
(c) The fate of the prisoner.
(d) An expensive watch.

7. Which of these did Archie not use to barter for food?
(a) Pictures of pin-up girls.
(b) Medals.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Cigarettes.

8. What was bhang?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) A type of curry.
(c) A drink made from hemp.
(d) Indian beer.

9. Where do Samad and Poppy have their second private meeting?
(a) Her office.
(b) Westminster Abbey.
(c) Harlesden Clock.
(d) The restaurant where he works.

10. How did Clara actually meet Ryan?
(a) They were assigned to do a school project together.
(b) She rang his doorbell during her witnessing rounds.
(c) He introduced himself to her in the school lunchroom.
(d) They were waiting together for a bus.

11. What does Samad insist on retrieving from the house before they head to the Jones'?
(a) A blanket made by his mother.
(b) Magid's photograph.
(c) Their passports.
(d) The Qur'an.

12. What are the names of the two poker tables at O'Connell's?
(a) Life and Death.
(b) Amateur and Professional.
(c) Stud and Draw.
(d) Black and White.

13. On what street does Archie Jones attempt suicide?
(a) Drury Lane.
(b) Fleet Street.
(c) The A41.
(d) Cricklewood Broadway.

14. With whom has Archie carried on a long correspondence through the mail?
(a) Samad Miah Iqbal.
(b) Tim Westleigh.
(c) Horst Ibelgaufs.
(d) Ophelia Diagilo.

15. What is Ryan wearing that shocks Clara?
(a) A silver cross.
(b) A neck tie.
(c) An earring.
(d) Sandals.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what game does Archie score the highest number of points ever?

2. What is the subject of the disagreement between Archie and Clive?

3. What identity does Samad assume to fool the group of soldiers?

4. What is Tim Westleigh's nickname?

5. What school do Clara and Ryan both attend?

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