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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - In the Suburbs, Chapter Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Haroon once suggested Karim be an actor, what does he really want Karim to be?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A director.
(c) A writer.
(d) A philosopher.

2. What is Haroom and Karim's relationship?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Father/son.
(c) Best friends.
(d) Cousins.

3. How does Karim see Jamila, in relation to himself?
(a) He sees her as more advanced than he.
(b) He sees her as an equal.
(c) He wants her to obey him.
(d) He sees her as less intelligent than he.

4. What type of relationship do Karim and Jamila have?
(a) Platonic friends.
(b) Friends with an on-off sexual relationship.
(c) Secretly dating.
(d) Former enemies who are now friends.

5. What decade does the novel begin in?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1940a.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean tell Karim to do in Part One, Chapter Three?

2. What does Charlie do when he, Karim, and Helen all end up outside Karim's school?

3. Who/what does Jean live with?

4. When Anwar's first business failed, what did he change it to?

5. Where are Helen and Karim quickly intimate at the end of Part One, Chapter Five?

(see the answer key)

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