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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pettigrew think of Marjorie's grief over Bertie?
(a) It is strange.
(b) It is appropriate.
(c) It is not enough.
(d) It is too much.

2. Why does Mr. Pettigrew live alone?
(a) He is divorced.
(b) His wife died.
(c) He is poor.
(d) His children live far away.

3. Where does Pettigrew meet up with Alec?
(a) The golf club.
(b) The city center.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The Elk's club.

4. How long has Mr. Pettigrew been living alone?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. What does Mrs. Ali wear in her garden?
(a) Her son's boots.
(b) A down jacket.
(c) Her husband's jacket.
(d) A robe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pettigrew compare Daisy Green's group to?

2. Where is Mrs. Ali from?

3. Where does Jemima hope to get the money she needs?

4. What is Mrs. Ali's first name?

5. Why does Pettigrew go to the Taj Mahal in the first place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Grace's sudden illness a good thing for Pettigrew?

2. How does Major Pettigrew change in his thoughts towards Mrs. Ali at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Jemima want to do with her father's guns?

4. Why does Mrs. Ali feel so down about her life at the beginning of the book?

5. How does Major Pettigrew feel about the wives of the golf club?

6. Why does Major Pettigrew go to Tewkesberry and Teale?

7. Who is Jemima, and what does Major Pettigrew think of her?

8. Please describe Mrs. Ali's store.

9. What is the pretense for Major Pettigrew's tea with Mrs. Ali?

10. How does Mrs. Khan treat Mrs. Ali, and why?

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