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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. To what does Shiva ascribe Samad's remarkably strong attraction to the teacher?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Pheromones.
(c) True love.
(d) Midlife crisis.

2. Where did Samad and Archie meet?
(a) As children.
(b) At a local pub.
(c) In the army.
(d) In college.

3. What was Archie's job on the tank?
(a) Gunner.
(b) Driver.
(c) Assistant driver.
(d) Radio operator.

4. What do the townspeople call the former Nazi hiding in a house near the village?
(a) Dr. Sick.
(b) Herr Doktor.
(c) Dr. Death.
(d) The Executioner.

5. Where do Archie and Samad go after the kids and women leave the room?
(a) To the Jones' house.
(b) The patio.
(c) The garage.
(d) O'Connell's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these thing does Alsana not throw to the floor during her fight with Samad?

2. What does "Satyagraha" mean?

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

4. Which of these is not a definition of "pandy" found in the Old English Dictionary?

5. What is it that Alsana tells her unborn child is most important?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Samad's rationale for driving off into the country with the prisoner and eventually killing him?

2. How does Clara's speech change when she is excited?

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

4. Describe the difference between Millat and Magid Iqbal.

5. Why is the place named "O'Connell's"?

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

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

8. How does Archie know Horst Ibelgaufts?

9. What does Alsana feel is the biggest difference that divides people?

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

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