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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Eva persuade to come work on her house in Part One, Chapter Eight?
(a) Jean.
(b) Charlie.
(c) One of Karim's school friends.
(d) Ted.

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

3. How does Helen's dog feel about Karim?
(a) The dog is afraid of him.
(b) The dog attacks him.
(c) The dog growls from a distance at him.
(d) The dog tries to mate with him.

4. What is Shadwell's profession?
(a) Grocer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Director.
(d) He is unemployed.

5. 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 in love.
(c) She stole something.
(d) She is unhappy in her marriage.

6. Who is Ted looking to pick a fight with at the beginning of Part One, Chapter Four?
(a) Any one.
(b) Haroon.
(c) Karim.
(d) Jeeta.

7. What happens between Karim and Charlie when they see a band together?
(a) Charlie ditches Karim and leaves with friends of the band.
(b) Karim and Charlie drink too much and get sick.
(c) Charlie hits on a girl right in front of Karim.
(d) Karim hits on a girl right in front of Charlie.

8. Who home does Karim move in to in Part one, Chapter Seven?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Jamila.
(c) He moves into his own place.
(d) Eva.

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

10. What is the relationship between Haroon and Anwar?
(a) Best Friends.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Father/Son.

11. Where did Haroon grow up?
(a) England.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Africa.
(d) Bombay.

12. What does Changez say about Anwar in Part Two, Chapter Nine?
(a) He has gone insane.
(b) He has disappeared.
(c) All he does is sleep.
(d) He is severely depressed.

13. Who does Margaret move in with in Part One, Chapter Seven?
(a) She moves into her own place.
(b) Jean.
(c) Jeeta.
(d) A woman from her church.

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

15. Who gets a nosebleed at Eva's house?
(a) Karim.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Eva.
(d) Haroon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Changez ask to show him around town?

2. Who is Karim's brother?

3. How does Karim feel at the end of Part One, Chapter Eight?

4. What insulting word does Karim call Charlie in Part One, Chapter Eight?

5. Eva was the first person Haroon met who was interested in what?

(see the answer keys)

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