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

2. Where does Pettigrew plan to spend Christmas?

3. What does Pettigrew play with Alec?

4. Why does Pettigrew want to go to Scotland?

5. What does Pettigrew regret when Mrs. Ali leaves the dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What causes the chaos on Lord Dagenham's land during the shooting?

9. Why does Pettigrew propose to Grace?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the defining moments in Pettigrew's friendship with Grace, and how did these moments affect Pettigrew's life?

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

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

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