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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the American Stranger guess that Changez attended college?
(a) University of Pennsylvania.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Harvard.

2. How does Changez tell the American Stranger he was able to identify him as American?
(a) By his clothing.
(b) By his bearing.
(c) By his haircut.
(d) By his accent.

3. Where is the company's annual summer party held?
(a) Queens.
(b) The Hamptons.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) The Upper West Side.

4. Who interviews Changez from the company he badly wants to work for?
(a) David.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Jim.
(d) Henry.

5. What major historical event happens when Changez is in Manila?
(a) The Sumatra Tsunami.
(b) The beginning of the Iraq War.
(c) The 9/11 attacks.
(d) The Oklahoma City bombing.

6. What does Changez know his natural politeness has an overtone of?
(a) Failure.
(b) Formality.
(c) Hope.
(d) Hostility.

7. What language besides English does Changez speak and write?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Urdu.

8. Where does Changez want to work when he graduates from college?
(a) J.P. Morgan.
(b) Bank of America.
(c) Underwood Samson & Company.
(d) Hinterlands.

9. What does the sketch on Erica's wall depict?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Chris and Erica together.
(c) A galaxy.
(d) An island within an island.

10. Where is the American Stranger sitting in the cafe?
(a) With his back to Changez.
(b) With his back close to the wall.
(c) With a view of the kitchen.
(d) With a view of the sea.

11. What declines more slowly than wealth, according to Changez?
(a) Status.
(b) Memberships.
(c) Connections.
(d) Luxury.

12. What kind of sweets come with the tea for Changez and the American Stranger?
(a) Jalebis.
(b) Donuts.
(c) Beignets.
(d) Cookies.

13. Where is Wainwright's father from?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Turks and Caicos.
(c) The Virgin Islands.
(d) Barbados.

14. What are the attractive girls wearing outside the cafe in Lahore in Chapter 2?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Pantsuits.
(c) Hijabs.
(d) Jeans speckled with paint.

15. In what part of Lahore is the cafe Changez sits in with the American Stranger?
(a) The German Quarter.
(b) Springton.
(c) Old Anarkali.
(d) Bugoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Changez and Erica go for a picnic?

2. What does the girl who Changez likes tell him she thinks is lovely about him?

3. What does Central Park remind Changez of?

4. What is one of the most expensive districts of Lahore?

5. Who rides in the limousine with Jim on the way to the company's summer party?

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