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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 advice does Jim give to Changez about work in Chapter 7?

2. What is Changez focused on in Chapter 7?

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

4. How does Erica become injured in Chapter 6?

5. What kind of charm does Changez think his apartment might have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what changes does Jim see in Changez?

2. How does the American Stranger react to Changez's ruminations about 9/11 and its aftermath?

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

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

5. What happens the first time Changez and Erica have sex?

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

7. In Chapter 6, what scent does Changez point out to the American Stranger, and why?

8. How does business and Underwood Samson change following 9/11?

9. How does Changez feel at first when visiting Pakistan and his family in Chapter 9?

10. What is Underwood Samson's guiding principle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the ending of this novel, in which the American Stranger appears to be reaching for a gun and the people following Changez appear to be advancing on the American Stranger. Why do you think Hamid chose to end the novel this way? Cite specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hamid describe the physical intimacy - and, at times, lack of it - between Changez and Erica? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing Changez's feelings towards Jim, his mentor at Underwood Samson, and describe how these feelings change over the course of the novel.

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