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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) Westminster Abbey.
(b) Harlesden Clock.
(c) Her office.
(d) The restaurant where he works.

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

3. What loud noise awakens Archie and Samad one morning during their stay in the small village?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) A heavy thunderstorm.
(c) Celebrating Russian soldiers.
(d) A car driving into the wall of the building.

4. What does Kelvin Hero give Archie?
(a) Theater tickets.
(b) A promotion.
(c) A raise.
(d) Luncheon vouchers.

5. What word does Neena use that shocks Alsana?
(a) Abortion.
(b) Conception.
(c) Sterilization.
(d) Circumcision.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who often joins Clara and Alsana for lunch?

2. What was objectionable about the new bullets produced in 1857?

3. What falls on Magid in a mosque and breaks his nose?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Kelvin Hero treat Archie?

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