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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 does Clara's witnessing sash say?

2. How long did Alsana know Samad before they married?

3. What is the one place where Samad feels most comfortable in the weeks after meeting Poppy?

4. To what does Shiva ascribe Samad's remarkably strong attraction to the teacher?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Pakistani community react to Magid's having been sent away?

2. Describe the game the children play as they walk to Mr. Hamilton's home.

3. What do Ryan and Clara have in common?

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

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

6. What do Samad and Alsana argue about?

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

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

9. How does Maureen feel about Archie?

10. How does Samad defuse the situation with Mad Mary in the church courtyard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of O'Connell's in this story? Why does it have such a strong pull for Samad and Archie? What happens when Samad tries to introduce his son Magid there?

Essay Topic 2

How would the story have been different if Millat had gone to Pakistan and Magid had stayed in England?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Bowdenism and Chalfenism.

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