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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. Why is Mrs. Ali seated where she is at the dance?

2. What does Pettigrew say annoys him most about men?

3. What does Alice hide behind?

4. How does Pettigrew defend Mrs. Ali against the club ladies in her store?

5. Who is Pettigrew's favorite author?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Pettigrew take the protestors on Ferguson's land seriously?

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

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

5. What do the club ladies want Mrs. Ali to do for the dance?

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

7. What does Pettigrew realize when Roger and Sandy break up?

8. How does Grace respond to Pettigrew's proposal and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the ways the Major and Nancy showed their love to each other, and how did these displays alter the course of their lives?

Essay Topic 2

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which people were most affected by this?

Essay Topic 3

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

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