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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen suggest Karim do about Jamila's marriage situation?
(a) Offer to mary Jamila instead.
(b) Help Jamila escape to another city.
(c) Threaten to beat up the man Jamila is supposed to marry.
(d) Talk to Haroon.

2. What is Charlie doing with a girl in the garden in Part One, Chapter Three?
(a) Fighting with her.
(b) Reading her poetry.
(c) Kissing her.
(d) Holding her hand.

3. Eva was the first person Haroon met who was interested in what?
(a) War history.
(b) Eastern Philosophy.
(c) Fine dining.
(d) Science.

4. When Changez realizes Jamila will never be intimate with him, what does he do?
(a) Goes to a prostitute.
(b) Falls into a depression and stops eating.
(c) Considers divorce.
(d) Cries and begs her to love him.

5. In Part Two, Chapter Nine, Karim finds the city to be _________.
(a) Disappointing.
(b) Inspiring.
(c) Overwhelming.
(d) Refreshing.

6. While being intimate with Karim, who is Helen thinking of?
(a) Her mind is blank.
(b) Haroon.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Karim.

7. How does Karim feel at the end of Part One, Chapter Eight?
(a) Like he's let everyone in his life down.
(b) He is exhausted.
(c) He's never been happier.
(d) He is lovesick.

8. What does Haroon have to say about Jamila's marriage situation?
(a) He offers to marry her instead.
(b) He said she should stand up to her father and refuse the marriage.
(c) He gives a mystical response with dual meaning.
(d) He says she should obey her father's wishes and go through with it.

9. What type of groups has Jamila gotten involved with that Anwar does not like?
(a) Self-defense groups.
(b) Political groups.
(c) Educational groups.
(d) Vegetarian groups.

10. How are Karim and Charlie both feeling in the city at the beginning of Part Two, Chapter Nine?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) In love.

11. Who is Shadwell?
(a) Karim's school friend.
(b) Karim's teacher.
(c) Eva's cousin.
(d) Eva's friend.

12. What insulting word does Karim call Charlie in Part One, Chapter Eight?
(a) Mean.
(b) Ordinary.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Untalented.

13. Who is Karim's brother?
(a) Allie.
(b) Andy.
(c) Alec.
(d) Alex.

14. What does Karim's mother admit to him at the end of Part One, Chapter One?
(a) She feels guilty for lying.
(b) She is unhappy in her marriage.
(c) She stole something.
(d) She is in love.

15. At the end of Part One, Chapter Six, Haroon announces to Karim that he is ____________.
(a) Taking Eva as a second wife.
(b) Leaving Eva.
(c) Disowning Karim.
(d) Moving in with Eva.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Karim and Charlie when they see a band together?

2. What is Karim's mother's name?

3. Eva and Haroon move from _______ to ________.

4. In what location does the novel open?

5. Why does Karim fail all of his exams?

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