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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 does Changez say about Anwar in Part Two, Chapter Nine?
2. Who does Karim have a crush on in the beginning of the novel?
3. What type of people attend Eva's party at her new flat?
4. What does Karim think about the individual he meets at the second party Haroom speaks at?
5. What does Jean tell Karim to do in Part One, Chapter Three?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Haroon and Eva's personalities compare to one another?
2. How is Karim introduced to readers?
3. How does Changez view the English society when he arrives?
4. Whose living conditions change in Part One, Chapter Seven.
5. What aspects in Part One, Chapter Four reveal details of Indian culture.
6. How does Changez surprise Karim at Eva's housewarming party?
7. What success does Karim experience at the end of Part Two, Chapter Nine?
8. What does the mention of Shadwell's career foreshadow?
9. How is Changez introduced in the book, and what does Anwar feel about him after finally meeting him?
10. How are Karimi's feeling toward Chalie changing in Part One, Chapter Eight.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways was there a role reversal between Karim and his parents? What did his parents ask of him that is usually something a teenager would ask of their parents instead? How did Karim react to the role reversal?
Essay Topic 2
If Karim is the story's protagonist who or what is the antagonist? Is there more than one antagonist?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the birth of punk rock music in England during the era of this book, and the affect it has on Karim and Charley. Why would that music be attractive to them?
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