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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. How old is Mr. Pettigrew at the beginning of the book?

2. What is Mr. Pettigrew wearing at the beginning of the book?

3. What makes Pettigrew jealous after seeing the cottage?

4. What disappoints Mr. Pettigrew at the funeral?

5. What is Pettigrew surprised to admire about Mrs. Ali during Sunday tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Major Pettigrew change in his thoughts towards Mrs. Ali at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Jemima want to do with her father's guns?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Please describe Mrs. Ali's store.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the main cultural differences between Jasmina and Major Pettigrew?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Amina was a person who was seen very little in this book, but whose presence made a big difference in Pettigrew's life. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence- however brief, altered Pettigrew's life? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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