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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 Pettigrew dislike about the women at the rehearsal?

2. Why is Mrs. Ali seated where she is at the dance?

3. What does Roger ask to borrow the guns for?

4. What is the name of Amina's son?

5. When does Roger usually visit his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inconvenience does Roger cause his father at the dance?

2. How does Roger try to get Abdul out of his father's house?

3. How do the club ladies hope to honor Pettigrew's father at the dance?

4. Why has Mrs. Ali allowed her nephew to help in his store?

5. What does Roger brag about after the shooting party?

6. What does Mr. Rasool do at the dance?

7. What does Ferguson tell Pettigrew to do after the dance?

8. What happened to the black actress at the club, and why?

9. What does Pettigrew say after Roger's bragging after the party?

10. What is Pettigrew asked to do about Lord Dagenham's land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the defining moments in Pettigrew's friendship with Grace, and how did these moments affect Pettigrew's life?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the main message sent through this book, and how is it displayed?

Essay Topic 3

Love was a very important attribute and motivating factor in this book. Which people were most affected by this theme? Which relationships were the most significant to Pettigrew's life and why?

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