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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Ali most concerned about when thinking about a relationship with Pettigrew?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Her image.
(c) Offending the dead.
(d) His image.

2. Why do the club ladies want Mrs. Ali to come to the dance?
(a) She will go with the theme.
(b) Major Pettigrew has requested her.
(c) They need to fill another table.
(d) She is making some of the food.

3. What causes Pettigrew to get sick after the dance?
(a) He was out too late without sleep.
(b) Mrs. Ali leaves without saying goodbye.
(c) He got caught in a rain storm.
(d) His son is rude to him.

4. What is the name of Amina's son?
(a) Gary.
(b) Grant.
(c) George.
(d) Gerald.

5. How does Roger respond to his father's reasons for visiting Scotland?
(a) He goes back to sleep.
(b) He starts a fight.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He asks to join.

6. What is planned to be built on the cricket field?
(a) A store.
(b) Schools.
(c) Houses.
(d) A church.

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

8. What does Ferguson tell Pettigrew to be sure and do after the dance?
(a) Buy his land.
(b) Take his guns back.
(c) Give a speech.
(d) Break things off with Mrs. Ali.

9. Why is it hard for Mrs. Ali's nephew to go to dinner parties?
(a) There are certain meats he cannot eat.
(b) He is not to be near women.
(c) There are societal rules he is not yet aware of.
(d) He struggles with the language.

10. What ruined Roger's relationship?
(a) He lost some money.
(b) He cheated on Sandy.
(c) He proposed in a rude way.
(d) He stopped loving Sandy.

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

12. What kind of illness does Pettigrew have after the dance?
(a) A fever.
(b) A cough.
(c) A heart palpitation.
(d) An infection.

13. What does Pettigrew dislike about the women at the rehearsal?
(a) Their brevity.
(b) Their ineptitude.
(c) Their seriousness.
(d) Their lack of humor.

14. What is Amina doing for the golf club dance?
(a) She makes the menus.
(b) She is in charge of the music.
(c) She is the dance leader.
(d) She is passing out invitations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Major Pettigrew pick up Sandy for the dance?

2. What does the Major take Amina's child to do?

3. How long is Pettigrew sick after the dance?

4. What does the secretary of the club want to talk to Pettigrew about?

5. Why doesn't Roger spend Christmas with his father?

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