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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 happens when Karim asks Eleanor for money, per Terry's request?

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

3. Who first sleeps together at Pyke's house in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen?

4. What two things does Shadwell want Karim to do to help create his character for the play?

5. Who is Marlene?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has Charlie been influenced by punk?

5. Who from his life does Karim first select to inspire his character he must develop for the acting troupe, and why does he later have to change it?

6. Who dies in Part Two, Chapter Fourteen, and how does he or she meet their demise?

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

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

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

10. What sort of overall reception does the play receive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In what ways did Kureishi use the literary technique of foreshadowing in The Buddha of Suburbia? Was it used effectively?

Essay Topic 3

How does Karim's understanding of love change and develop throughout the novel? Does he ever truly experience love?

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