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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Zinat Mahal?
(a) A waitress at the restaurant.
(b) Samad's sister.
(c) Samad's cousin's wife.
(d) Alsana's sister.

2. What is the translation of the holiday Samad makes up?
(a) I feel weak.
(b) Close-mouth worship of the Creator.
(c) I want to kiss you.
(d) I love you.

3. What medication does Samad become addicted to?
(a) Laudanum.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Powdered morphine.

4. What is Alsana wearing when she runs into Clara?
(a) A brown coat and Samad's shoes.
(b) Her nightgown.
(c) A jogging suit.
(d) A sundress and heels.

5. Where do Alsana and Clara often meet for lunch while pregnant?
(a) Clara and Archie's house.
(b) Alsana and Samad's house.
(c) Kilburn Park.
(d) Gladstone Park.

6. Who often joins Clara and Alsana for lunch?
(a) Alsana's niece.
(b) Clara's mother.
(c) Archie.
(d) Samad.

7. What does Clara's witnessing sash say?
(a) "I Will Walk in White with Him."
(b) "Separating the Sheep from the Goats."
(c) "Blessed Are the Pure in Heart."
(d) "Nearer My God to Thee."

8. How are Magid and Irie protesting their banishment from the Harvest Festival?
(a) By not eating.
(b) By not bathing.
(c) By screaming everything they say.
(d) By not talking.

9. What is the subject of the disagreement between Archie and Clive?
(a) The current Prime Minister's policies.
(b) World War II.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Which football team is better.

10. What do the children take with them when they leave Mr. Hamilton's?
(a) Their apples.
(b) His tea biscuits.
(c) A puppy.
(d) An army medal.

11. What is Millat's group of friends called?
(a) Raggastanis.
(b) Bidayos.
(c) Acidheads.
(d) Somokamis.

12. What do the Jones and Iqbal families watch on November 10, 1989?
(a) "The Krypton Factor."
(b) A football match.
(c) "Last of the Summer Wine."
(d) The tearing down of the Berlin Wall.

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

14. What is Magid concerned about when Samad tells him he is going on a trip?
(a) Getting to see the results of his photosynthesis experiment.
(b) Not saying goodbye to his mother.
(c) Missing an orchestra concert.
(d) Being afraid of flying.

15. Over what does Samad find Alsana weeping at 3:00 a.m.?
(a) The death of her mother.
(b) His plan to send their child away.
(c) The assassination of Indira Gandhi.
(d) Samad's affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one place where Samad feels most comfortable in the weeks after meeting Poppy?

2. During the hurricane, what is hurled against the Iqbals' house?

3. On what does Samad blame all of his problems?

4. What was served at O'Connell's on New Year's as a "seasonal bonus"?

5. What do the village children want from Archie?

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