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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 runs the shop when Mrs. Ali leaves?

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

3. What do the club ladies say that make Mrs. Ali's nephew mad?

4. How does Roger respond to his father's reasons for visiting Scotland?

5. What is planned to be built on the cricket field?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Abdul marry the woman he loves?

2. What does Pettigrew say after Roger's bragging after the party?

3. Why does Roger want to pursue Gertrude?

4. Why does Pettigrew propose to Grace?

5. What does the secretary say to offend Amina?

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

7. What saves Christmas for Major Pettigrew?

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

9. Why does Mrs. Ali tell Major Pettigrew to stay at the dance when she leaves?

10. What happened to the black actress at the club, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Sandy and Roger's relationship end?

Essay Topic 3

What happened at the dance?

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