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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game do Millat, Magid, and Irie play as they walk?
(a) The alphabet game.
(b) "Step on a crack."
(c) Hopscotch.
(d) "Tax that."

2. What two things are woven together to decorate O'Connell's?
(a) Photos of movie stars and Irish flags.
(b) Irish flags and the Qur'an.
(c) Indian and British flags.
(d) Sports photographs and the Qur'an.

3. Where does Clara work?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A local hospital.
(c) A cobbler's.
(d) A Kilburn youth group.

4. Where did Samad and Archie meet?
(a) As children.
(b) At a local pub.
(c) In the army.
(d) In college.

5. Which of these things is not burned in the Iqbals' yard?
(a) Air Max sneakers.
(b) "The Godfather" movie.
(c) "The Catcher in the Rye."
(d) Millat's baseball cap.

6. What is it that Neena believes will improve relationships?
(a) Having children.
(b) Talking.
(c) More time alone.
(d) Time apart.

7. What is it that Mad Mary does upon meeting people?
(a) Spits on them.
(b) Smacks them.
(c) Kisses their cheeks.
(d) Shakes their hands.

8. Which of these is not a definition of "pandy" found in the Old English Dictionary?
(a) A type of weapon used in the Indian Mutiny of 1857-59.
(b) Any Sepoy who revolted in the Indian Mutiny of 1857-59.
(c) Any fool or coward in a military situation.
(d) Any mutineer or traitor.

9. What injury does Clara sustain in the bike accident?
(a) She breaks an arm.
(b) Her front teeth are knocked out.
(c) She breaks her nose.
(d) She sprains her ankle.

10. What was objectionable about the new bullets produced in 1857?
(a) They were covered with cow and pig grease.
(b) They sometimes exploded on their own.
(c) They jammed the guns.
(d) They didn't fit the old rifles.

11. What are the names of the two poker tables at O'Connell's?
(a) Amateur and Professional.
(b) Life and Death.
(c) Black and White.
(d) Stud and Draw.

12. What are Magid and Irie wearing the morning Samad drives them to school?
(a) A suit for Magid and a dress for Irie.
(b) Black clothes with white armbands.
(c) Their pajamas.
(d) All green clothes.

13. What household appliance does Archie fix before leaving his marital home for the last time?
(a) A blender.
(b) A washing machine.
(c) A vacuum cleaner.
(d) A window fan.

14. What is the busiest night of the week at the restaurant?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

15. What is Alsana holding as she cries?
(a) A cat.
(b) A radio.
(c) A photo album.
(d) Magid's plane ticket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these things is not served at O'Connell's?

2. How are Magid and Irie protesting their banishment from the Harvest Festival?

3. What sport did Archie compete in at the Olympics?

4. Which of these did Archie not use to barter for food?

5. What holiday does Samad move to eliminate from the school calendar?

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