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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Changez have a pronounced scar?
(a) His forearm.
(b) His forehead.
(c) His leg.
(d) His face.

2. Which poets does Changez remember his mother quoting?
(a) Faiz and Ghalib.
(b) Finch and Hollow.
(c) Rumi and Straub.
(d) Gaines and Ritter.

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

4. How does Changez feel arriving in the Philippines?
(a) Excited.
(b) Angry.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Sad.

5. Who does Changez see as his competition for the girl he likes in Chapter 2?
(a) Henry.
(b) Mike.
(c) Tom.
(d) Riley.

6. What is Lahore remarkably free from, as Changez tells the American Stranger in Chapter 4?
(a) Hospitals.
(b) Birds.
(c) Petty crime.
(d) Dogs.

7. What kind of drink do some Pakistanis partake of that can cause death or blindness, according to Changez?
(a) Beer.
(b) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Moonshine.

8. Where does Changez go to celebrate with his new work colleagues in Chapter 3?
(a) The Waldorf Astoria.
(b) The Changray.
(c) The bar at the Royalton.
(d) The Ritz.

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

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

11. What is the name of the old boyfriend of the girl Changez likes?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Greg.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Chris.

12. How did Changez get his scar?
(a) From his brother hitting him with a rock.
(b) From a knife wound in a fight.
(c) From snagging it on a barbed wire fence.
(d) From hot candle wax when he was a child.

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

14. What kind of company does Changez assess in Manila?
(a) A pet food company.
(b) A music record business.
(c) A publishing house.
(d) A cable company.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Changez's initial reaction to the 9/11 attacks?

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

4. What does Erica write to Changez about loving in an email she sends to him in Manila?

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

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