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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 Archie's final thought before he loses consciousness in the car?

2. What was bhang?

3. What loud noise awakens Archie and Samad one morning during their stay in the small village?

4. Which of these things is not served at O'Connell's?

5. What does Samad tell Zinat that he is doing so far from home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Clara Bowden.

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

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

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

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

7. What argument does Neena have with Alsana?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Bowdenism and Chalfenism.

Essay Topic 2

What is the story of Mangal Pande and why is it so crucial to understanding the characters of Samad, Millat, and Magid Iqbal?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Samad so disappointed by Magid's stay in the old country? What did he hope would happen? What does he mean by "more English than the English"?

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