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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Karim's feelings toward Charlie change in Part One, Chapter Eight?
(a) He begins to resent Charlie.
(b) He begins to ignore Charlie.
(c) He has completely forgotten about Charlie.
(d) He is more attracted to Charlie than ever.

3. What does Karim think about the individual he meets at the second party Haroom speaks at?
(a) He is taken by her beauty and is speechless.
(b) He thinks she is ugly.
(c) He is offended by something she says.
(d) He thinks she is interested in him.

4. What does Eva decide to do once the house is finished?
(a) Sell it and move to America.
(b) Have a large party to show it off to her friends.
(c) Rent out a room to make extra money.
(d) Sell it and move to London.

5. How does Haroon feel about Karim failing his exams?
(a) He grounds Karim for a month.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He makes Karim retake them at home.
(d) He is furious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets a nosebleed at Eva's house?

2. Where do Changez and Jamila first meet?

3. Who arrives at Eva's flat party with Jamila and Changez?

4. What does Changez say to Jamila when they first meet?

5. What does Haroon have to say about Jamila's marriage situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Changez view the English society when he arrives?

2. What aspects in Part One, Chapter Four reveal details of Indian culture.

3. Where does Karim find Charlie during Haroon's speech in Part One, Chapter Three, and what is different about Charlie?

4. Why is it ironic that Jamila looks to Karim for advice in Part One, Chapter Four?

5. How did Anwar and Haroon react differently to the challenges they faced when moving to England for school?

6. How is the theme of class differences introduced in Part One, Chapter One?

7. What part of his father's history does Karim share with readers in Part One, Chapter Two?

8. What success does Karim experience at the end of Part Two, Chapter Nine?

9. What does the mention of Shadwell's career foreshadow?

10. How is Karim's sexual confusion demonstrated at the second gathering at Eva's that Haroon speaks at?

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