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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. What is Alec's wife planning?
(a) An auction.
(b) A banquet.
(c) A dance.
(d) A charity.

2. Where does Jemima hope to get the money she needs?
(a) Selling the Churchills.
(b) Using her inheritance.
(c) Selling her mother's house.
(d) Tweaking the policies of the will.

3. Who takes Mr. Pettigrew to the funeral?
(a) His daughter.
(b) Mrs. Ali.
(c) His sister-in-law.
(d) Mrs. Ali's nephew.

4. What makes Pettigrew jealous after seeing the cottage?
(a) Roger has money for a summer cottage.
(b) An engagement is announced.
(c) Mrs. Ali goes home with Grace.
(d) Sandy is always with Roger.

5. What disappoints Mr. Pettigrew at the funeral?
(a) His son never arrives.
(b) His daughter wore white.
(c) The service is too short.
(d) There is not enough crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mr. Pettigrew prefer to raise children?

2. Why does Pettigrew feel so uncomfortable when the boy comes in the shop?

3. How does Mr. Pettigrew feel about his pedigree?

4. What is Alec's last name?

5. How long has Mr. Ali been dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Major Pettigrew prepare for his tea with Mrs. Ali?

2. What does Major Pettigrew blame for the things he doesn't like about Sandy?

3. Why does Major Pettigrew go to Tewkesberry and Teale?

4. What does Jemima want to do with her father's guns?

5. What makes Roger stick out in the crowd at the funeral proceedings?

6. How does Pettigrew protect his brother's guns?

7. Why is it hard for Major Pettigrew to visit his sister-in-law after the funeral?

8. What does Major Pettigrew love about the walk into town?

9. How is Grace's sudden illness a good thing for Pettigrew?

10. What mistake does Sandy make when meeting Major Pettigrew?

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