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

2. What does Jean tell Karim to do in Part One, Chapter Three?
(a) Put a stop to Haroon's behavior.
(b) Put a stop to his own behavior.
(c) Put a stop to Margaret's behavior.
(d) Never speak with her again.

3. How much time passes between Part One, Chapter Three and Chapter Four?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two days.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karim feel about Changez upon meeting him?

2. How does Haroon get Karim to come talk with him and Eva in Part One, Chapter Six?

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

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

5. Where did Haroon grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might it be so important to Karim that Haroon realize the full consequences of his choices and possible outcomes of his actions with Eva?

2. How do Margaret and Ted each demonstrate the theme of 'identity' in Part One, Chapter Seven?

3. In what ways was England a shock for Haroon and Anwar when they went there for school?

4. After Changez and Jamila are married, what is Changez's relationship like with Jamila, Anwar, and Karim?

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

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

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

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

9. How do Charlie and Helen each demonstrate the motif of escaping?

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

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