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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. In Part Two, Chapter Fifteen, Pyke's play opens with a small tour of ________ performances.

2. Karim feels that Shadwell's ideas for his character are ________.

3. What does Karim realize is the most important thing to him?

4. Who helps Changez convince Jamila to let him go with her after Anwar's death?

5. How does Karim break up with Eleanor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does joining Pyke's acting troupe help Karim to realize about social class?

3. Under what pretense does Matthew Pyke enter the story?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. The motif of manipulation comes to the forefront in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen. How has Pyke demonstrated manipulation at this point in the novel?

10. How does Shadwell tell Karim to portray his character in The Jungle Book, and how does Karim react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The women of The Buddha of Suburbia are quite strong in their own right. Compare and Contrast any two of the following female characters in how they demonstrated strength in the novel.

1. Jamila.

2. Margaret.

3. Eva.

4. Eleanore.

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