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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of worker is Changez?

2. What does Eva decide to do once the house is finished?

3. How are Karim and Charlie both feeling in the city at the beginning of Part Two, Chapter Nine?

4. In Part Two, Chapter Nine, Karim finds the city to be _________.

5. What is Charlie doing with a girl in the garden in Part One, Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What attitude of racism is foreshadowed in Part One, Chapter One?

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

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

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

5. How is the Eastern Philosophy shown to be effective in Part One, Chapter Four?

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

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

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

9. Whose living conditions change in Part One, Chapter Seven.

10. What are two ways Karim shows compassion or concern for others in Part One, Chapter Six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If Karim is the story's protagonist who or what is the antagonist? Is there more than one antagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why it upset Karim so greatly to find out Charlie participated in bondage. What did that represent to Karim?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why The Buddha of Suburbia is classified as a coming of age story. Who is coming of age in this story, and what life challenges and experiences help that individual mature?

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