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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 do Eva and Haroon announce at the end of the book?
2. What does Karim convince Eva to hire him and Eleanor to do?
3. What does Karim notice about Ted at the end of the book?
4. When Karim and Eleanor argue at Pyke's house, why is Eleanor upset?
5. What is the final straw for Karim regarding his relationship with Pyke?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Eleanor demonstrating a manipulative side by Part Two, Chapter Thirteen?
2. After returning to London, in what ways does Karim realize he is finally an adult?
3. What activities does Pyke have his acting troupe do as they come together for the first time?
4. Who dies in Part Two, Chapter Fourteen, and how does he or she meet their demise?
5. When Pyke invites Karim and Eleanor to dinner, what does Karim have to consider and who does he go to for advice?
6. How does Jamila react to the death in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen?
7. What does Pyke open up to Karim about in Part Two, Chapter Twelve, and what surprising offer does he make?
8. How has Charlie been influenced by punk?
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
In what ways did Kureishi use the literary technique of foreshadowing in The Buddha of Suburbia? Was it used effectively?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the birth of punk rock music in England during the era of this book, and the affect it has on Karim and Charley. Why would that music be attractive to them?
Essay Topic 3
Define 'character foil' and explain how each of the following characters acted as a foil to Karim.
1. Haroon
2. Anwar
3. Changez
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