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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 does Karim notice about Ted at the end of the book?
2. Who does Karim move in with while waiting for rehearsals to begin?
3. What do Eva and Haroon announce at the end of the book?
4. Who does Karim get in a physical fight with at the end of Part Two, Chapter Fifteen?
5. How does Haroon feel about the new people Eva meets in Part Two, Chapter Ten and brings home for him to meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. What aspects of Karim and Changez make them character foils of one another and likely allow for their strong friendship?
2. When Pyke invites Karim and Eleanor to dinner, what does Karim have to consider and who does he go to for advice?
3. What does Pyke open up to Karim about in Part Two, Chapter Twelve, and what surprising offer does he make?
4. The motif of manipulation comes to the forefront in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen. How has Pyke demonstrated manipulation at this point in the novel?
5. 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?
6. What sort of overall reception does the play receive?
7. What emotional interaction occurs between Terry and Karim, spurred by Karim's opportunity to go to America?
8. Under what pretense does Matthew Pyke enter the story?
9. How is Eleanor demonstrating a manipulative side by Part Two, Chapter Thirteen?
10. After returning to London, in what ways does Karim realize he is finally an adult?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Family relationships play a large role in the book, and in most of the character's lives. Select one family relationship to describe in-depth; how did it change throughout the book and how did it affect the plot?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Karim's romantic relationships with the following characters:
1. Charlie.
2. Jamila.
3. Helen.
4. Eleanor.
Essay Topic 3
Racism is a strong theme throughout The Buddha of Suburbia. Describe how racism touched the lives of at least three characters.
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