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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 surprises Karim about his mother and father's actions when his play opens in London?
(a) They get in a public fight.
(b) They are speaking to one another happily.
(c) They are holding hands.
(d) He seems them kiss.

2. Where does Pyke invite Karim and Eleanor in Part Two, Chapter Eleven?
(a) To his house for dinner.
(b) To a concert.
(c) To a play.
(d) To a restaurant.

3. How do Karim and Eleanor end up sleeping together?
(a) She asks him on a date and confesses her love.
(b) He comforts her when she is depressed.
(c) She comforts him when he is depressed.
(d) He takes her out to dinner and confesses his love.

4. How successful is the play?
(a) It sells out most nights.
(b) It sells out every night.
(c) It never sells out.
(d) It sold out opening night, but never again.

5. How does Anwar die?
(a) Changez stabs him.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A brain aneurism.
(d) Shinko stabs him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Karim and Eleanor argue at Pyke's house, why is Karim upset?

2. What does Terry admit to Karim after Karim says he will be leaving?

3. Where does Karim meet Terry?

4. How does Pyke feel about Karim's second characterization for class?

5. Who is offended by Karim's character in his play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does joining Pyke's acting troupe help Karim to realize about social class?

2. How does the relationship between Karim and Eleanor change in Part Two, Chapter Twelve?

3. What aspects of Karim and Changez make them character foils of one another and likely allow for their strong friendship?

4. Who is in Pyke's acting troupe, and how are they different from one another?

5. Who dies in Part Two, Chapter Fourteen, and how does he or she meet their demise?

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

7. How does Jamila react to the death in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen?

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

9. What activities does Pyke have his acting troupe do as they come together for the first time?

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

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