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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 owns the cricket field?

2. Where does Major Pettigrew pick up Mrs. Ali for the dance?

3. What does Alice hide behind?

4. When does Roger usually visit his father?

5. Why does Grace refuse to marry Pettigrew?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pettigrew feel when he picks Mrs. Ali up for the dance?

2. Why does Pettigrew propose to Grace?

3. What does Mr. Rasool do at the dance?

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

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

6. How does Roger try to get Abdul out of his father's house?

7. What saves Christmas for Major Pettigrew?

8. What does the secretary say to offend Amina?

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

10. Why do Roger and Sandy break up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does India come to play in this plot, and what affects does this have on the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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