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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 does Poppy give to Samad while they are sitting on the bench?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) A book.
(c) Chocolates.
(d) A toothbrush.

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

3. How does Poppy describe the way Magid dresses?
(a) Colorful.
(b) Stylish.
(c) Rumpled.
(d) Severe.

4. What is Archie's theory about Mangal Pande?
(a) That he had been drugged.
(b) That he was having an affair with Captain Hearsay's wife.
(c) That he was pretending to be drunk.
(d) That his gun was faulty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Hamilton accuse Millat of lying about?

2. What was objectionable about the new bullets produced in 1857?

3. What does Clara's witnessing sash say?

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

5. What major event have Archie and Samad missed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes does Clara begin to notice in Ryan after he meets her mother?

2. Describe the conditions in which Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal met.

3. What is Shiva's reaction to Samad's admission that he has fallen for an English woman?

4. Describe O'Connell's Poolroom.

5. What do Ryan and Clara have in common?

6. How does the Pakistani community react to Magid's having been sent away?

7. Why has O'Connell's become so important to Samad and Archie?

8. How does Poppy take Samad's ending of their affair?

9. How does Alsana retaliate against Samad for sending Magid away?

10. How does Samad defuse the situation with Mad Mary in the church courtyard?

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