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

2. Where does Irie end up with her child?

3. What catches Marcus' eye about the girl at the airport?

4. What does Millat find written on one of the benches at Trafalgar Square?

5. Who is Ibrahim ad-Din Shukrallah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is FATE's apparent plan to disrupt the press conference?

2. How does Irie feel about Marcus' and Magid's correspondence?

3. Describe the circumstances surrounding Hortense Bowden's birth.

4. What is Magid's confusion about his new jeans?

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

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

7. Why does Hortense eat everything very hot?

8. What does Irie learn from Neena and Maxine?

9. Describe the founding of FATE.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the truth of this statement: Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.

Essay Topic 2

How does FutureMouse and Joyce Chalfen's gardening parallel the relationship that Joyce and Marcus develop with Millat and Irie?

Essay Topic 3

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

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