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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Changez especially sad when he meets Erica again in Chapter 9?
(a) She says she is never leaving the hospital.
(b) She does not speak at all.
(c) She is much heavier and sicker-looking than before.
(d) She speaks of their relationship in the past tense.

2. What does Changez tell Erica to do when they have sex for the second time?
(a) Think of herself on a beach somewhere.
(b) Think of herself as a dolphin.
(c) Pretend he is Chris.
(d) Tell him to stop if she wants to stop.

3. What does Erica's mother suggest doing in the aftermath of 9/11?
(a) Getting a new job.
(b) Taking a vacation.
(c) Moving permanently.
(d) Leaving the city for a while.

4. What does Changez feel a "murmur of reproach" from in the aftermath of 9/11?
(a) The sirens that still wail in the city.
(b) The dust cloud over the lower part of the city.
(c) The fire trucks.
(d) The bouquets, pictures, and remembrances of the victims.

5. Where does Changez see Erica again after the second time they have sex?
(a) At her apartment.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At a gallery.
(d) At Erica's apartment.

6. What happens to Changez at the airport upon returning from Manila?
(a) He is sent back to Pakistan.
(b) Nothing out of the ordinary.
(c) He is put in prison briefly.
(d) He is singled out from his group and detained and questioned.

7. What does Jim say he has noticed about Changez in Chapter 8?
(a) He has not seemed like himself.
(b) He seems very happy.
(c) He seems suspicious.
(d) He seems like he is thinking about moving.

8. Where does Changez have a scar left by surgery?
(a) His elbow.
(b) His eye.
(c) His knee.
(d) His hand.

9. What does Changez notice on his flight back to New York City?
(a) How many Americans are on the flight.
(b) How many other men have beards.
(c) How many women there are on the flight.
(d) How so many passengers are around his age.

10. In Chapter 7, what does Chagnez tell the American Stranger shocks him looking back on his time in America?
(a) The depth of his love for Jennifer.
(b) The hostility of his colleagues towards him.
(c) The power of his blinders.
(d) The size of his salary.

11. How does Changez feel his colleagues view the change in his appearance when he returns to New York from Lahore?
(a) With exuberance.
(b) With sadness.
(c) With indifference.
(d) With consternation.

12. What does the American Stranger ask Changez about the waiter in Chapter 8?
(a) Whether he will serve chicken or lamb.
(b) Whether he speaks English.
(c) Whether he is wearing a kurta.
(d) Whether he is praying.

13. What does Changez's brother clean in Chapter 9 while Changez is visiting?
(a) His car.
(b) His windows.
(c) His birdcage.
(d) His shotgun.

14. What does Jim cook for Changez in Chapter 8?
(a) Fish.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Sushi.
(d) Steak.

15. How does Changez's family home appear to him when he returns to Lahore in Chapter 9?
(a) Just the same as it always has.
(b) Shabby.
(c) Very large.
(d) Guady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Changez use to threaten the stranger who calls him an epithet in Chapter 8?

2. What is Changez focused on in Chapter 7?

3. What does Erica's mother tell Changez when they talk in Chapter 8?

4. When does Changez go to Lahore for a visit?

5. What kind of car did Changez used to drive as a youth in Lahore?

(see the answer keys)

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