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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jim send Changez for his second foreign assignment?
(a) Chile.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

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

3. What does Changez not like about the person sitting next to him on the plane to Lahore in Chapter 8?
(a) He drinks too much.
(b) He wants to talk about family the whole trip.
(c) He takes his shoes off.
(d) He wants to talk about 9/11.

4. What does Changez think after he and Erica try to have sex for the first time?
(a) Her body has rejected his.
(b) He will ask her to marry him.
(c) She really loves him.
(d) This will be the end of their relationship.

5. What movie does the footage of American soldiers in Afghanistan remind Changez of?
(a) Saw.
(b) Dune.
(c) Terminator.
(d) Heliport.

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

7. What does Changez feel he is doing in New York, where the opposite is happening to his family in Lahore?
(a) Moving up in the world, whereas they are moving down.
(b) Doing meaningful work, whereas they are doing mundane work.
(c) Educating himself, whereas they are becoming more ignorant.
(d) Making friends, whereas they are losing friends.

8. What kind of charm does Changez think his apartment might have?
(a) Gritty.
(b) Bohemian.
(c) Old world.
(d) Literary.

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

10. What does the American Stranger keep being distracted by in Chapter 8?
(a) His keys.
(b) His cell phone.
(c) His notepad.
(d) His gun.

11. How does Changez describe often feeling towards Erica in Chapter 6?
(a) Protective.
(b) Angry.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Indifferent.

12. What does Changez ask the American Stranger in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) What part of America he is from.
(b) Whether he is carrying a gun.
(c) Where he went to college.
(d) What brings him to Lahore and other questions about himself.

13. Who does Erica briefly remind Changez of in Chapter 6?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His sister.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

14. What does Erica say she thinks about Changez when he talks about his home?
(a) He seems sad.
(b) He never wants to talk about his home.
(c) He comes more alive.
(d) He seems angry.

15. Who tells Changez that his beard is not going over well at the office?
(a) Henley.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Jim.
(d) Wainwright.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Changez's brother clean in Chapter 9 while Changez is visiting?

2. What does Changez eat after having sex with Erica?

3. What does Changez think of Erica when he sees her again for the first time after they have sex?

4. What delicacy does Changez remember fondly to the American Stranger in Chapter 6?

5. How does Changez feel about returning to New York in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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