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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the American Stranger ask about dinner in Chapter 9?
(a) If it is always vegetarian.
(b) If he will get cutlery.
(c) If it will be spicy.
(d) If there will be any orange juice served with it.

3. What advice does Jim give to Changez about work in Chapter 7?
(a) To be sure to save enough to start his own company.
(b) To be sure not to take all his vacation time.
(c) To focus on the fundamentals.
(d) To make sure to buy stock in the company.

4. What observation does Changez make about how it feels to live in New York City in the aftermath of 9/11 in Chapter 8?
(a) It feels like a world where robots have taken over.
(b) It feels like living in a romantic comedy.
(c) It feels like an apocalyptic landscape.
(d) It feels like living in a film about the Second World War.

5. What delicacy does Changez remember fondly to the American Stranger in Chapter 6?
(a) Crab.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Popcorn shrimp.
(d) Salmon.

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

7. What does Erica's mother tell Changez when they talk in Chapter 8?
(a) Erica is not reading books any longer.
(b) Erica needs a friend, not a boyfriend.
(c) Erica is going to start a graduate degree program soon.
(d) Erica will be moving to California soon.

8. What does Changez remember seeing everywhere in the aftermath of 9/11?
(a) Bracelets.
(b) Flags.
(c) Headbands.
(d) Diamonds.

9. How do people wear a certain flower bud in Lahore?
(a) As hair ornaments.
(b) As neckalces.
(c) As bracelets.
(d) As pins on their chests.

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

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

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

13. What is Changez focused on in Chapter 7?
(a) His sailing career.
(b) His apartment.
(c) His job.
(d) His family.

14. When does Erica cry for the first time in front of Changez?
(a) When he tells her how he really feels about 9/11.
(b) When he yells at her.
(c) When she says she was engaged to Chris.
(d) When they try to have sex.

15. What does Changez's manager in Chapter 10 tell him about his work?
(a) He is doing a great job.
(b) He is not delivering and he needs to pull it together.
(c) He needs to slow down or he will burn out.
(d) He is doing alright, but he needs to work faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Changez at the airport upon returning from Manila?

2. What does Changez do with his feelings about the 9/11 attacks?

3. What does the site of the 9/11 attacks come to be called?

4. What makes Changez especially sad when he meets Erica again in Chapter 9?

5. How does Erica want to celebrate with Changez in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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