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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. Which of these things is not burned in the Iqbals' yard?

2. What holiday does Samad move to eliminate from the school calendar?

3. Where does Ryan spend New Year's Eve?

4. What is slang for dating at Clara and Ryan's school?

5. What is Ryan Topps' favored mode of transportation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the game the children play as they walk to Mr. Hamilton's home.

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

3. What do Ryan and Clara have in common?

4. Describe O'Connell's Poolroom.

5. What does Alsana mean when she says that Clara's baby and her own will have "daddy-long-legs" for fathers?

6. Why does Hortense Bowden consider both herself and her daughter to be miracles?

7. Why does Samad arrive in Harlesden fifteen minutes early?

8. How does Archie know Horst Ibelgaufts?

9. Describe Clara Bowden.

10. What is Mo Hussein-Ishmael's connection to Archie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the story of Mangal Pande and why is it so crucial to understanding the characters of Samad, Millat, and Magid Iqbal?

Essay Topic 2

What does Irie find at her grandmother's that she didn't realize she was searching for? Would knowing some of this information earlier have changed things for her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How would the story have been different if Millat had gone to Pakistan and Magid had stayed in England?

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