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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. What is Sod's Law also known as?

2. Where do Clara and Archie spend the first few hours of their marriage?

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

4. What does Samad win in a poker game?

5. What kind of music does Poppy want the orchestra to try?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What disagreement do Archie and Samad have about the writings on the walls of the church?

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

6. How does Maureen feel about Archie?

7. What do Ryan and Clara have in common?

8. In Clara's perspective, what does "dealing with" Ryan consist of?

9. What does Samad feel is the secret of his cousin Ardashir's success?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Magid and Millat Iqbal are close as children and are then separated. What is the connection between them? Is it different than that of non-twin siblings? How?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Samad so disappointed by Magid's stay in the old country? What did he hope would happen? What does he mean by "more English than the English"?

Essay Topic 3

What makes the Chalfen home so attractive to Millat and Irie? Is it the same thing, or are there different reasons?

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