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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Erica want to celebrate with Changez in Chapter 6?
(a) By going to a fancy dinner.
(b) By skinny dipping on the beach.
(c) With lobster.
(d) With a bottle of Champagne.

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

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

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

8. What does Changez deliberately not mention at all to his family in Chapter 9?
(a) Underwood Samson.
(b) Erica.
(c) His financial problems.
(d) Princeton.

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

10. What did Chris die from?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A drowning accident.
(d) A car accident.

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

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

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

14. What does Erica say to Changez after they have sex in Chapter 7?
(a) He is a mean person.
(b) She needs to go to the hospital.
(c) She loves him.
(d) He is a kind person.

15. Who is the head of the company Changez evaluates in Chapter 10?
(a) Jose.
(b) Frederica.
(c) Jordeo.
(d) Juan-Bautista.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stranger in the parking lot of the cable company call Changez?

2. What does Changez tell the American Stranger about the night they are sharing at the end of Chapter 6?

3. What does Changez observe is putting the American Stranger ill at ease in the start of Chapter 8?

4. What kind of charm does Changez think his apartment might have?

5. Where does Jim send Changez for his second foreign assignment?

(see the answer keys)

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