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

2. Where does Ryan spend New Year's Eve?
(a) In Trafalgar Square with his friends.
(b) With his family at home.
(c) At a party with Clara.
(d) With Clara's parents in their apartment.

3. What do the children take with them when they leave Mr. Hamilton's?
(a) Their apples.
(b) His tea biscuits.
(c) A puppy.
(d) An army medal.

4. How are Magid and Irie protesting their banishment from the Harvest Festival?
(a) By not talking.
(b) By not bathing.
(c) By screaming everything they say.
(d) By not eating.

5. What does Archie buy to celebrate his impending fatherhood?
(a) Indian candy.
(b) A round of drinks.
(c) A teddy bear.
(d) Cigars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two things are woven together to decorate O'Connell's?

3. What was bhang?

4. On what game does Archie score the highest number of points ever?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Shiva's reaction to Samad's admission that he has fallen for an English woman?

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

5. How does Archie know Horst Ibelgaufts?

6. What is Mo Hussein-Ishmael's connection to Archie?

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

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

9. How does Alsana retaliate against Samad for sending Magid away?

10. How does Kelvin Hero treat Archie?

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