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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. Who are the veteran actors in Pyke's group?

2. Who gets beat up by racist thugs in Part Two, Chapter Fifteen?

3. What does Karim realize about Charlie by the end of Part Two, Chapter Seventeen?

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

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

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

3. Who does Karim decide to create his second character for the acting troupe assignment on, and what dilemma does that bring about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Karim's kind and sympathetic side with his selfish side, providing multiple examples of both. How does each instance help Karim discover who he truly is? Which side won out in the end?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways was there a role reversal between Karim and his parents? What did his parents ask of him that is usually something a teenager would ask of their parents instead? How did Karim react to the role reversal?

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