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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 does the stranger in the parking lot of the cable company call Changez?
(a) A "wingnut."
(b) A "moot."
(c) A "skib."
(d) A "fucking Arab."

2. What does Erica want to celebrate in Chapter 6 with Changez?
(a) Getting a new job.
(b) Getting a new dog.
(c) Getting engaged.
(d) Getting an agent.

3. What does Changez feel a "murmur of reproach" from in the aftermath of 9/11?
(a) The dust cloud over the lower part of the city.
(b) The fire trucks.
(c) The bouquets, pictures, and remembrances of the victims.
(d) The sirens that still wail in the city.

4. What does Changez's manager in Chapter 10 tell him about his work?
(a) He is not delivering and he needs to pull it together.
(b) He is doing alright, but he needs to work faster.
(c) He is doing a great job.
(d) He needs to slow down or he will burn out.

5. What does the American Stranger ask Changez about the waiter in Chapter 8?
(a) Whether he speaks English.
(b) Whether he will serve chicken or lamb.
(c) Whether he is praying.
(d) Whether he is wearing a kurta.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Changez feel his colleagues view the change in his appearance when he returns to New York from Lahore?

2. What does Changez deliberately not mention at all to his family in Chapter 9?

3. What does Changez not like about the person sitting next to him on the plane to Lahore in Chapter 8?

4. What does Underwood Samson value above all else as Changez describes it in Chapter 8?

5. How does Changez's family home appear to him when he returns to Lahore in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Changez when he gets back to New York City following the 9/11 attacks?

2. How does Erica feel when Changez begins to talk about his home and his family?

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

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

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

6. Why does Changez encourage the American Stranger to eat with his hands at dinner?

7. In Chapter 6, what does Changez find changed about Erica when he sees her again after his trip to the Philippines?

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

9. Why does Erica try to distance herself from Changez in Chapter 7?

10. What does Changez regret asking Erica about in Chapter 8, and why?

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