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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mr. Pettigrew serve with in the Military?

2. What does Mrs. Ali come to Sunday tea to discuss?

3. What does Alec's wife need help choosing for the event she is planning?

4. What kind of dwelling is Mr. Pettigrew's house?

5. What is the Major's brother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Major Pettigrew describe his village?

2. How does Pettigrew protect his brother's guns?

3. How does Major Pettigrew prepare for his tea with Mrs. Ali?

4. What does Major Pettigrew suggest for the golf club dance?

5. How did people respond to Pettigrew's suggestion for the golf club dance?

6. What mistake does Sandy make when meeting Major Pettigrew?

7. Why is Mrs. Ali hesitant to get too close to Major Pettigrew?

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

9. What is Major Pettigrew thinking about while he is in his garden with Mrs. Ali?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which people were most affected by this?

Essay Topic 2

Anger was a vice that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how was Pettigrew's life altered because of these incidents?

Essay Topic 3

How did the relationship between The Major and Jasmina change throughout the course of this book, and how did these changes affect the people around them?

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