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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 is Heater?
(a) Eleanor's friend.
(b) Jon's friend.
(c) Pyke's friend.
(d) Carol's friend.

2. What does Karim convince Eva to hire him and Eleanor to do?
(a) Entertain her with their acting skills.
(b) Landscape the yard at her house.
(c) Cook her meals.
(d) Help refurbish the house.

3. How do Karim and Tracey stand out against Pyke's acting group?
(a) They are the ones who are not white.
(b) They have the most acting experience.
(c) They are the only males.
(d) They are the tallest.

4. Where does Karim get a job when he returns to London?
(a) As an acting teacher.
(b) At a grocery store.
(c) On a soap opera.
(d) At a shoe store.

5. How does Karim betray Changez for the second time?
(a) By getting Jamila pregnant.
(b) By basing a character on him, even after Changez asked him not to.
(c) By promising he would create a character based on Changez, but not doing it.
(d) By revealing one of Changez' secrets to Jamila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Karim move in with while waiting for rehearsals to begin?

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

3. How does Karim break up with Eleanor?

4. How does Haroon feel about the new people Eva meets in Part Two, Chapter Ten and brings home for him to meet?

5. After a few months together in New York, what is the second thing that makes Karim want to get away from Charlie?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Karim and Charlie have lived together a few months in New York, what two things about Charlie make Karim want to get away from him?

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

3. What emotional interaction occurs between Terry and Karim, spurred by Karim's opportunity to go to America?

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

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

6. How is Eleanor demonstrating a manipulative side by Part Two, Chapter Thirteen?

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

8. 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?

9. After returning to London, in what ways does Karim realize he is finally an adult?

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

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