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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the chef at O'Connell's?
(a) Clarence.
(b) Muhammed.
(c) Earl.
(d) Mickey.

2. How does Poppy describe the way Magid dresses?
(a) Stylish.
(b) Colorful.
(c) Rumpled.
(d) Severe.

3. Which of these things is not served at O'Connell's?
(a) Chips.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Beans.

4. Which of these did Archie not use to barter for food?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Medals.
(c) Pictures of pin-up girls.
(d) Cigarettes.

5. What does Archie buy to celebrate his impending fatherhood?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Indian candy.
(d) A round of drinks.

6. What does Mr. Hamilton accuse Millat of lying about?
(a) How often he brushes his teeth.
(b) His father's army experience.
(c) His mother's native country.
(d) Where he lives.

7. What is in the photo of Magid that he sends home to his parents?
(a) A horse.
(b) His new girlfriend.
(c) A goat.
(d) His school.

8. What sport did Archie compete in at the Olympics?
(a) Track cycling.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Hurdles.
(d) The marathon.

9. What does Samad win in a poker game?
(a) The fate of the prisoner.
(b) An expensive watch.
(c) Train tickets back to Bengal.
(d) $3200 American dollars.

10. What is Mr. J.P. Hamilton's biggest health problem?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Blindness.
(c) He has no teeth.
(d) Asthma.

11. What does Poppy Burt-Jones teach?
(a) History.
(b) English.
(c) Art.
(d) Music.

12. What does Samad tell Zinat that he is doing so far from home?
(a) Interviewing for a job.
(b) Buying life insurance.
(c) Looking at houses.
(d) Attending a funeral.

13. What delay in Clara's life allows her mother to meet Ryan?
(a) A detention at school.
(b) A trip to the drugstore.
(c) A late bus.
(d) A gab session with a girlfriend.

14. What does Kelvin Hero give Archie?
(a) Theater tickets.
(b) Luncheon vouchers.
(c) A raise.
(d) A promotion.

15. What game do the older Jamaican men play at O'Connell's?
(a) Poker.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Dominoes.
(d) Chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ryan spend New Year's Eve?

2. What was Archie's job on the tank?

3. What is Tim Westleigh's nickname?

4. How do the boys travel when they go to join the mob burning books?

5. What did Archie wear for the wedding?

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