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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 was objectionable about the new bullets produced in 1857?
(a) They jammed the guns.
(b) They were covered with cow and pig grease.
(c) They sometimes exploded on their own.
(d) They didn't fit the old rifles.

2. What does Alsana Iqbal do to make money?
(a) Does alterations for a bridal boutique.
(b) Takes care of children.
(c) Works as a telemarketer.
(d) Sews clothes for a shop called Domination.

3. Where does Samad find the book by A.S. Misra?
(a) His cousin's home.
(b) A garage sale.
(c) In a college library.
(d) A used book store.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Mad Mary does upon meeting people?

2. What is all over the walls inside the building where Samad and Archie sleep?

3. What is the subject of the disagreement between Archie and Clive?

4. Which of these things is not among Alsana and Millat's "essentials"?

5. With whom has Archie carried on a long correspondence through the mail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the response to the hanging of Mangal Pande's portrait?

2. Why has O'Connell's become so important to Samad and Archie?

3. What does Samad feel is the secret of his cousin Ardashir's success?

4. What argument does Neena have with Alsana?

5. Why does Hortense Bowden consider both herself and her daughter to be miracles?

6. What is the "End of the World Party 1975"?

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

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

9. What is Archie's theory about the incident involving Pande?

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

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