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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the girl Changez likes tell Changez she is afraid of in Chapter 2?
(a) Public speaking.
(b) Being alone.
(c) Failure.
(d) Being in a crowd.

3. What does the girl Changez likes tell Changez he gives off a strong sense of in Chapter 2?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Competence.
(c) Failure.
(d) Home.

4. Where is Changez originally from?
(a) London.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Vancouver.

5. What do Pakistanis take great pride in, according to Changez?
(a) The architecture.
(b) Their food.
(c) Their flowers.
(d) Their dancing.

6. Where do Changez and Erica go for a picnic?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Mantuak.
(c) Long Island.
(d) The Bronx.

7. What does Changez think of the manmade light in the market and cafe?
(a) It is intimate.
(b) It is unnecessary.
(c) It is theatrical.
(d) It is beautiful.

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

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

10. What seemingly involuntary reaction does the American Stranger make to Changez's story about his last night in Manila?
(a) He coughs.
(b) He glares.
(c) He faints.
(d) He makes a fist.

11. In Chapter 5, what begins to appear in the air above the square?
(a) Planes.
(b) Bats.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Insects.

12. What problem does Erica's father say Pakistan has when Changez goes to his house for dinner?
(a) Lack of educational opportunities.
(b) Fundamentalism.
(c) Energy.
(d) Climate change.

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

14. How does Changez describe himself to the American Stranger in Chapter 1?
(a) As a lover of America.
(b) As a hater of America.
(c) As a lover of India.
(d) As a lover of Pakistan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of Lahore is the cafe Changez sits in with the American Stranger?

2. What kind of phone does the American Stranger have?

3. How does Changez describe the waiter's appearance at the cafe in Lahore?

4. Who seems the most relaxed of the new recruits at Changez's new job in Chapter 3?

5. What drink does Changez offer the American Stranger in Chapter 4?

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