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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Archie's tossed coin land?
(a) The pinball machine coin slot.
(b) Samad's beans.
(c) Clarence's beer.
(d) The dominoes game.

2. Where is Magid living?
(a) The Jones'.
(b) The Chalfens'.
(c) At university.
(d) His parents'.

3. What secret does Irie accidentally uncover?
(a) Her mother's teeth are false.
(b) She is adopted.
(c) She has a brother living in Jamaica.
(d) Her father has a wooden leg.

4. What are Irie and Millat studying in English class?
(a) American poetry.
(b) "The Odyssey."
(c) "Of Mice and Men."
(d) Shakespearean sonnets.

5. What does Millat find written on one of the benches at Trafalgar Square?
(a) "Allah."
(b) "Iqbal."
(c) "Pande."
(d) "Samad."

6. What is the odd acronym of Hifan's Muslim group?
(a) KEVIN.
(b) FIVE.
(c) VINE.
(d) MILK.

7. Where do Magid and Millat meet?
(a) O'Connell's.
(b) The Chalfens'.
(c) Their parents' home.
(d) An empty room at a university.

8. What argument among the KEVIN brothers does Millat find ridiculous?
(a) Which subway line to take to Trafalgar Square.
(b) Why the statues all face the clock.
(c) Which translation of the Qur'an to use.
(d) What they should wear.

9. What kind of books does Joyce Chalfen write?
(a) Cookbooks.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Romance.

10. What does Mickey serve to Magid at O'Connell's?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Grilled cheese.
(c) A bacon sandwich.
(d) Mushroom omelette.

11. Which of these is a reason for Mohammed's involvement with KEVIN?
(a) Violence.
(b) Problems with booze.
(c) His daughters' promiscuity.
(d) His business is floundering.

12. Who is Ibrahim ad-Din Shukrallah?
(a) Samad's father.
(b) A butcher.
(c) The founder of FATE.
(d) The founder of KEVIN.

13. What does Hortense apply to Irie's face to cure her fever?
(a) Tea.
(b) Cold water.
(c) Plantains.
(d) Bay rum.

14. Where does Irie run after her late-night argument with her parents?
(a) Hortense Bowden's.
(b) Neena's.
(c) The Iqbals'.
(d) The Chalfens'.

15. Who does Irie hear on the radio in January?
(a) Ryan Topps.
(b) Millat.
(c) Joyce Chalfen.
(d) Marcus Chalfen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hairdresser send Irie to buy?

2. Who insists that the Jones and Iqbal families attend the opening?

3. Where does Hortense plan to spend the last day of the world?

4. How does Hortense travel to church after her husband's death?

5. What is Joshua's position at FATE?

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