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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 do the club ladies want the theme of the dance to be?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Formal.
(c) Vampires.
(d) India.

2. Why does Pettigrew find Roger's dance attire ironic?
(a) He hates the military.
(b) He looks natural in it.
(c) He seems over dressed.
(d) He is too big for the uniform.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Ali's nephew's name?

2. Why does Pettigrew agree to go out with Alec?

3. How does Roger deal with his lost love?

4. What does Sandy reveal right before Christmas?

5. Where does Major Pettigrew pick up Mrs. Ali for the dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What saves Christmas for Major Pettigrew?

2. Why does Pettigrew propose to Grace?

3. Why does Roger want to pursue Gertrude?

4. What do the club ladies want Mrs. Ali to do for the dance?

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

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

7. Why doesn't Abdul marry the woman he loves?

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

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

10. Why do Roger and Sandy break up?

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