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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Samad do right after his fight with Alsana?
(a) He cancels Magid's trip.
(b) He takes a shower.
(c) He goes to see Poppy.
(d) He ends his affair with Poppy.

2. Which of these thing does Alsana not throw to the floor during her fight with Samad?
(a) Samad's shoes.
(b) Her sewing machine.
(c) Their dishes.
(d) Her clothes.

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

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

5. On what street does Archie Jones attempt suicide?
(a) Drury Lane.
(b) Cricklewood Broadway.
(c) Fleet Street.
(d) The A41.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "chief" slang for in 1980s London?

2. What major event have Archie and Samad missed?

3. What delay in Clara's life allows her mother to meet Ryan?

4. What game do the older Jamaican men play at O'Connell's?

5. What is the name of all of the chef's sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that Samad says that brings Katie Miniver, chairwoman of the school governors, to the brink of tears?

2. How does Poppy take Samad's ending of their affair?

3. Why does Samad have to make up the name of a holiday for Poppy Burt-Jones?

4. What does Alsana mean when she says that Clara's baby and her own will have "daddy-long-legs" for fathers?

5. Why does Samad decide to send one of the boys away?

6. What disagreement do Archie and Samad have about the writings on the walls of the church?

7. What does the registrar who marries Clara and Archie silently compare them to?

8. What argument does Neena have with Alsana?

9. Describe the game the children play as they walk to Mr. Hamilton's home.

10. What changes does Clara begin to notice in Ryan after he meets her mother?

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