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

2. Why does Mrs. Ali leave?
(a) She is in love with Pettigrew.
(b) She has family obligations.
(c) She is being deported.
(d) She is offended at the dance.

3. What kind of compromises does Pettigrew say are the most common?
(a) Familial.
(b) Unspoken.
(c) Unfair.
(d) Sacrificial.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Amina's son?

2. Why does Mrs. Ali not let Pettigrew leave with her?

3. What bothers Pettigrew about most parents?

4. How does Pettigrew feel about picking up Sandy for the dance?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the secretary say to offend Amina?

3. Why do Roger and Sandy break up?

4. What does Ferguson tell Pettigrew to do after the dance?

5. What does Pettigrew say after Roger's bragging after the party?

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

7. Why has Mrs. Ali allowed her nephew to help in his store?

8. What is Pettigrew asked to do about Lord Dagenham's land?

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

10. What saves Christmas for Major Pettigrew?

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