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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Samad and Poppy have their second private meeting?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) Harlesden Clock.
(c) Her office.
(d) The restaurant where he works.

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

3. Who shows up at the restaurant unexpectedly?
(a) Poppy.
(b) Alsana.
(c) Clara.
(d) Zinat.

4. What school do Clara and Ryan both attend?
(a) St. Francis' Academy.
(b) Lambeth Secondary School.
(c) Eton.
(d) St. Jude's.

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

6. What is Archie's theory about Mangal Pande?
(a) That he had been drugged.
(b) That he was having an affair with Captain Hearsay's wife.
(c) That he was pretending to be drunk.
(d) That his gun was faulty.

7. What is Tim Westleigh's nickname?
(a) Merlin.
(b) Skip.
(c) Westie.
(d) Buddy.

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

9. With whom has Archie carried on a long correspondence through the mail?
(a) Horst Ibelgaufs.
(b) Tim Westleigh.
(c) Ophelia Diagilo.
(d) Samad Miah Iqbal.

10. 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 mutineer or traitor.
(c) Any fool or coward in a military situation.
(d) Any Sepoy who revolted in the Indian Mutiny of 1857-59.

11. Which of these is not suggested as a baby name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Meena.
(c) Millat.
(d) Nicholas.

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

13. Where does Alsana's niece work?
(a) The local pub.
(b) The dry-cleaner's.
(c) The laundromat.
(d) The cobbler's.

14. What is Archie's final thought before he loses consciousness in the car?
(a) Winning an Olympic medal.
(b) A prostitute named Daria.
(c) Meeting his wife.
(d) His parents' home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Archie and Samad go after the kids and women leave the room?

2. What was objectionable about the new bullets produced in 1857?

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

4. What medication does Samad become addicted to?

5. Who leads Samad to the book by A.S. Misra?

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