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

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

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

4. What objections does Amina's love interest have to the relationship?
(a) Cultural objections.
(b) Financial objections.
(c) Religious objections.
(d) Social objections.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Ali most concerned about when thinking about a relationship with Pettigrew?

3. What causes Pettigrew to get sick after the dance?

4. Why does Pettigrew find Roger's dance attire ironic?

5. What does Pettigrew play with Alec?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pettigrew take the protestors on Ferguson's land seriously?

2. What does Mr. Rasool do at the dance?

3. Why does Mrs. Ali tell Major Pettigrew to stay at the dance when she leaves?

4. What inconvenience does Roger cause his father at the dance?

5. How do the club ladies hope to honor Pettigrew's father at the dance?

6. What secret is Amina keeping?

7. How does Roger try to get Abdul out of his father's house?

8. Why do Roger and Sandy break up?

9. How does Pettigrew feel when he picks Mrs. Ali up for the dance?

10. What happened to the black actress at the club, and why?

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