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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 secret does Irie accidentally uncover?

2. What event changed the plans of the KEVIN brothers?

3. When Captain Durham leaves the Bowden household, to whom does he have Ambrosia sent?

4. What did Alsana find under Millat's bed?

5. Who is Mohammed Hussein-Ishmael?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Joyce Chalfen's feeling about Irie and Millat?

2. What does Irie learn from Neena and Maxine?

3. Where does the school's motto, Laborare est Orare, come from?

4. What is the history between Hortense and Irie?

5. What does Smith mean by "A little English education can be a dangerous thing"?

6. Why does Joshua seem so calm as they drive toward the Perret Institute?

7. What tenet of his new religion is Millat finding it most difficult to follow?

8. How does Irie feel after making love with Millat?

9. What question from Archie starts the bickering on top of the bus?

10. What argument is Irie having with Clara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes in "White Teeth" is that of identity. Choose two main characters and compare the roots of their identities: how do they identify themselves? How do others identify them? Are these the same or different? How?

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

One of the pillars on which Archie and Samad's friendship is built is the fact that Archie killed Dr. Sick. What indications do we have that it didn't, perhaps, happen that way? Why is it so important to Samad that it did? Is his reaction to learning the truth what you would have expected? Why or why not?

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