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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. What happens when Karim asks Eleanor for money, per Terry's request?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She screams at him.
(c) She gives him the money.
(d) She refuses him.

2. How does Haroon feel about the new people Eva meets in Part Two, Chapter Ten and brings home for him to meet?
(a) He enjoys it.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He hates them.
(d) He ignores them.

3. In Part Two, Chapter Fourteen, what does Anwar attack Shinko with?
(a) A rock.
(b) A knife.
(c) A stick.
(d) A whip.

4. How many women are there in Pyke's group?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Zero.

5. After the show is over, where does Karim tell Terry he is going?
(a) America.
(b) A bar.
(c) Home.
(d) 'Away'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pyke ultimately decide about Karim's characterization?

2. At the opening night in New York, what does Karim realize about Eleanor?

3. Where does Karim get a job when he returns to London?

4. In Part Two, Chapter Fifteen, Pyke's play opens with a small tour of ________ performances.

5. What does Pyke offer Karim as a 'present' for his contribution to the play in Part Two, Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who from his life does Karim first select to inspire his character he must develop for the acting troupe, and why does he later have to change it?

2. What does Pyke open up to Karim about in Part Two, Chapter Twelve, and what surprising offer does he make?

3. How do Karim and Haroon compare and reflect one another at the end of the novel?

4. What is the final straw that lead Karim to leaving Pyke's action troupe and completely cutting them out of his life?

5. What acts of violent intolerance and racism occur in Part Two, Chapter Fifteen?

6. How does Shadwell tell Karim to portray his character in The Jungle Book, and how does Karim react?

7. What sort of overall reception does the play receive?

8. When Pyke invites Karim and Eleanor to dinner, what does Karim have to consider and who does he go to for advice?

9. Under what pretense does Matthew Pyke enter the story?

10. How has Haroon and Eva's relationship changed by Part Two, Chapter Ten?

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