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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 doesn't Roger spend Christmas with his father?

2. What does Sandy do to win approval in Pettigrew's eyes?

3. Why is Roger dressed differently than others at the dance?

4. What is Amina doing for the golf club dance?

5. What does Alice hide behind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pettigrew propose to Grace?

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

3. What does Roger brag about after the shooting party?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What secret is Amina keeping?

10. What does Ferguson tell Pettigrew to do after the dance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the Churchills, and what significance do they have on the plot of this book?

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

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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