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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What household appliance does Archie fix before leaving his marital home for the last time?

4. What does Samad insist on retrieving from the house before they head to the Jones'?

5. What is Magid concerned about when Samad tells him he is going on a trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the registrar who marries Clara and Archie silently compare them to?

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

4. What argument does Neena have with Alsana?

5. How does Archie know Horst Ibelgaufts?

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

7. Describe O'Connell's Poolroom.

8. Describe the appearance of Millat's Crew.

9. In Clara's perspective, what does "dealing with" Ryan consist of?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Irie find at her grandmother's that she didn't realize she was searching for? Would knowing some of this information earlier have changed things for her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the truth of this statement: Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning and significance of the phrases "to the pure all things are pure" and "can't say fairer than that"?

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