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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 take to Poppy at their first meeting outside the school?
(a) A coconut.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A watermelon.
(d) Flowers.

2. Who saves Archie's life?
(a) Tim Westleigh.
(b) Horst Ibelgaufts.
(c) Mo Hussein-Ishmael.
(d) Samad Miah Aqbal.

3. What is the Piss-Pot?
(a) A plumbing supply store.
(b) A nickname for the outhouse.
(c) The collective pot where all tips are pooled.
(d) The neighborhood pub.

4. What is in the photo of Magid that he sends home to his parents?
(a) A horse.
(b) A goat.
(c) His new girlfriend.
(d) His school.

5. What is it that Alsana tells her unborn child is most important?
(a) Survival.
(b) Money.
(c) God.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Clara and Archie spend the first few hours of their marriage?

2. What does Mr. Hamilton accuse Millat of lying about?

3. Who shows up at the restaurant unexpectedly?

4. What do the children take with them when they leave Mr. Hamilton's?

5. What was Samad's job on the tank?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Samad reveal to Archie about his upcoming marriage?

3. Describe Clara Bowden.

4. Why does Samad arrive in Harlesden fifteen minutes early?

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

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

7. How does Maureen feel about Archie?

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

9. What is the main source of tension between Archie and Clara as they move into their new house?

10. Describe the conditions in which Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal met.

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