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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. Where does Changez have a pronounced scar?

2. What does Jim tell Changez he is doing wrong in Chapter 5?

3. Who does Changez see as his competition for the girl he likes in Chapter 2?

4. What does the girl who Changez likes tell him she thinks is lovely about him?

5. What is Lahore remarkably free from, as Changez tells the American Stranger in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Changez get along with his fellow newbies at Underwood Samson?

2. Why does Jim tell Changez he has decided to hire him?

3. How did Changez get the scar on his arm?

4. How does Changez feel arriving in the Philippines for his first Underwood Samson assignment?

5. What assumption does Jim make about Changez during their first meeting that is incorrect?

6. What creatures remind Changez of his youth in Chapter 5, and why?

7. How does Underwood Samson assess its new recruits?

8. What does Erica tell Changez about her aspirations that he is quite sure she has not shared with many other people?

9. What does Changez think of Jim's house in the Hamptons the first time he sees it for a party?

10. Where does Changez take Wainwright after drinking in Part II, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hamid's perceptions of and feelings towards America change after his trip home to Pakistan later in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How and when does Hamid use the words "fundamentalist" and "fundamental" throughout this novel and what are their meanings in the context in which he employs them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does the working environment and the expectations at Underwood Samson affect Changez and his perceptions of American culture and American business culture? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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