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

2. What was Mr. Pettigrew doing before learning that his brother died?

3. Why doesn't Mr. Pettigrew's oldest son take him to the funeral?

4. What kind of shop does Mrs. Ali look at while Pettigrew goes to see Roger's cottage?

5. How many children does Mrs. Ali have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Major Pettigrew about after the funeral, and why?

2. What does Major Pettigrew blame for the things he doesn't like about Sandy?

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

4. How does Sandy react to seeing Apple Cottage?

5. Please describe Mrs. Ali's store.

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

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

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

9. Why is it hard for Major Pettigrew to visit his sister-in-law after the funeral?

10. How does Major Pettigrew describe his village?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four people and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the people around them.

Essay Topic 2

What happened at the dance?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is something that was very important to Pettigrew in his life. Where are some places that friendship appears, and how do the people touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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