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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 long is Pettigrew sick after the dance?

2. What does Roger ask to borrow the guns for?

3. What are people protesting against on Ferguson's land?

4. Where does Amina work?

5. How does Pettigrew feel about his son's hesitance to wed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the club ladies hope to honor Pettigrew's father at the dance?

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

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

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

7. Why does Roger want to pursue Gertrude?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the relationship between The Major and Jasmina change throughout the course of this book, and how did these changes affect the people around them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What do you think is the main message sent through this book, and how is it displayed?

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