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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 happens to Changez at the airport upon returning from Manila?
(a) He is sent back to Pakistan.
(b) He is put in prison briefly.
(c) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(d) He is singled out from his group and detained and questioned.

2. What does Erica want to show Changez in Chapter 6 that is intimate?
(a) Her wedding picture with Chris.
(b) Her bruise.
(c) Her nose ring.
(d) Her amputation.

3. Where does Changez have a scar left by surgery?
(a) His knee.
(b) His hand.
(c) His elbow.
(d) His eye.

4. What does Underwood Samson value above all else as Changez describes it in Chapter 8?
(a) Maximum productivity.
(b) Its reputation.
(c) Its luxurious building.
(d) The health of its staff.

5. What advice does Jim give to Changez about work in Chapter 7?
(a) To be sure not to take all his vacation time.
(b) To be sure to save enough to start his own company.
(c) To focus on the fundamentals.
(d) To make sure to buy stock in the company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Erica briefly remind Changez of in Chapter 6?

2. What does 9/11 seem to bring up for Erica?

3. Who is the head of the company Changez evaluates in Chapter 10?

4. What does Changez eat after having sex with Erica?

5. What observation does Changez make about how it feels to live in New York City in the aftermath of 9/11 in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What topic dominates the conversation between Changez and his family on his visit to Pakistan?

2. Why do Pakistanis take a lot of pride in their food, according to Changez?

3. In Chapter 8, why is Changez worried about his own country?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Changez propose to Erica about lovemaking that he feels conflicted about later?

5. Why does Changez offer to sample each of the plates of food before the American Stranger eats from them?

6. What does Changez mean when he describes feeling a sort of asymmetry to his life in Chapter 6?

7. How does Changez think the American Stranger greets his revelations about his conduct with Erica?

8. In Chapter 8, what kind of abuse does Changez endure on the street?

9. How do people treat Changez differently after he grows his beard in Chapter 9?

10. In Chapter 8, what parallels does Changez draw between his situation with Erica and what is happening in America?

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