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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. What is the name of the first cottage Roger shows his father?

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

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

4. Who told Major Pettigrew about his brother's death?

5. Who takes Mr. Pettigrew to the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sandy react to seeing Apple Cottage?

3. Who is Jemima, and what does Major Pettigrew think of her?

4. How is Grace's sudden illness a good thing for Pettigrew?

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

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

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

8. Why does Major Pettigrew go to Tewkesberry and Teale?

9. What makes Roger stick out in the crowd at the funeral proceedings?

10. What does Major Pettigrew love about the walk into town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the defining moments in Pettigrew's friendship with Grace, and how did these moments affect Pettigrew's life?

Essay Topic 2

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Love was a very important attribute and motivating factor in this book. Which people were most affected by this theme? Which relationships were the most significant to Pettigrew's life and why?

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