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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Major take Amina's child to do?
(a) Fly a kite.
(b) Buy an ice cream cone.
(c) Sail a toy boat.
(d) Visit his father.

2. What bothers Pettigrew about most parents?
(a) The over protection of their children.
(b) All of these.
(c) The lack of care they give their children.
(d) The unwarranted boasting of the children.

3. What does Pettigrew play with Alec?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Golf.
(c) Chess.
(d) Squash.

4. What does Pettigrew say annoys him most about men?
(a) Their hatred.
(b) Their inconsistency.
(c) Their ignorance.
(d) Their arrogance.

5. What does Sandy do to win approval in Pettigrew's eyes?
(a) She is kind to Mrs. Pettigrew's nephew.
(b) She helps fix the garden.
(c) She asks to hear some war stories.
(d) She promises to visit.

6. What are people protesting against on Ferguson's land?
(a) Hunting out of season.
(b) Wasting iron.
(c) Killing ducks.
(d) Building on wild land.

7. Who does Pettigrew invite to his house for Christmas?
(a) Grace.
(b) Amina.
(c) Mrs. Ali.
(d) Jemima.

8. What does the secretary of the club want to talk to Pettigrew about?
(a) Mrs. Ali.
(b) His books.
(c) All of these.
(d) Roger.

9. What bothers Pettigrew about Ferguson?
(a) He does not shoot well.
(b) He is rude.
(c) He disapproves of Pakistanis.
(d) He is selling his land.

10. Where does Major Pettigrew pick up Sandy for the dance?
(a) The shop.
(b) Apple Cottage.
(c) His garden.
(d) Grace's house.

11. What does Roger ask to borrow the guns for?
(a) To get them appraised.
(b) To take them to market.
(c) To go shooting.
(d) To clean them.

12. Why is Roger dressed differently than others at the dance?
(a) He is in the play.
(b) He didn't know about the theme.
(c) He wants to make a statement.
(d) Sandy dressed him.

13. What does Roger wear to the dance?
(a) His father's suit.
(b) His grandfather's uniform.
(c) A new tuxedo.
(d) Indian robes.

14. How does Pettigrew defend Mrs. Ali against the club ladies in her store?
(a) He asks the ladies to leave.
(b) He asks for a private word.
(c) He buys a bag of groceries.
(d) He invites her to the dance as his guest.

15. Why does Roger put off his wedding?
(a) He wants his inheritance.
(b) Sandy is finishing her education.
(c) It will hurt his career.
(d) The cottage is beign fixed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amina keep talking about with Pettigrew at the rehearsal?

2. Why does Mrs. Ali leave?

3. How does Pettigrew feel about picking up Sandy for the dance?

4. What does Pettigrew dislike about the women at the rehearsal?

5. What does Pettigrew regret when Mrs. Ali leaves the dance?

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