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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sandy reveal right before Christmas?
(a) She is leaving Roger.
(b) She has been cheating on Roger.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is being deported.

2. Who runs the shop when Mrs. Ali leaves?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Abdul.
(c) Grace.
(d) Amina.

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

4. Where does Pettigrew plan to spend Christmas?
(a) The Golf Club.
(b) Apple Cottage.
(c) Amina's shop.
(d) Rose Lodge.

5. What does Ferguson want Roger's help with?
(a) Getting Bertie's guns.
(b) Selling his land.
(c) Finding a renter.
(d) Getting Alim in trouble.

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

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

8. What causes Roger to threaten to call the police?
(a) Hearing that Pettigrew stole the guns.
(b) Learning about Bertie's will.
(c) Finding Mrs. Ali's nephew at the house.
(d) Seeing the true state of his new cottage.

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

10. Where does Pettigrew end up spending Christmas?
(a) Rose Lodge.
(b) Apple Cottage.
(c) Amina's shop.
(d) The Golf Club.

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

12. Why doesn't Roger spend Christmas with his father?
(a) He is distraught.
(b) None of these.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He has other plans.

13. Who is Pettigrew's favorite author?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Keates.
(c) Bronte.
(d) Kipling.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Amina work?

2. Why is Roger dressed differently than others at the dance?

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

4. Why does Mrs. Ali allow her nephew to help in the shop?

5. What does Pettigrew play with Alec?

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