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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major historical event happens when Changez is in Manila?
(a) The 9/11 attacks.
(b) The Oklahoma City bombing.
(c) The beginning of the Iraq War.
(d) The Sumatra Tsunami.

2. What is Changez's initial reaction to the 9/11 attacks?
(a) He was remarkably pleased.
(b) He was appalled.
(c) He was suspicious.
(d) He was numb.

3. Where does Changez travel for his first trip abroad for his company?
(a) Chile.
(b) Spain.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) India.

4. Who looks in hostility at Changez in Manila?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A dog walker.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A jeepney driver.

5. When does Changez find himself staring at the girl he likes?
(a) When she swims.
(b) When she dances.
(c) When she sings.
(d) When she sunbathes topless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Changez live with growing up?

2. Where is the company's annual summer party held?

3. Where is the American Stranger sitting in the cafe?

4. What do the locals in Lahore treasure, according to Changez, in Chapter 3?

5. Where does Changez want to work when he graduates from college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Changez tell the American Stranger he knows the stranger is American in Part I?

2. By the end of Part II, what does Changez think about the way Jim is treating him?

3. What does Changez think of Jim's house in the Hamptons the first time he sees it for a party?

4. What does Erica tell Changez about her aspirations that he is quite sure she has not shared with many other people?

5. What does Jim from Underwood Samson tell Changez he thinks they have in common at their first meeting?

6. How does Changez get along with his fellow newbies at Underwood Samson?

7. What does Changez tell the American Stranger about how he came to study at Princeton?

8. What worries the American Stranger at the beginning of his conversation with Changez in Part I, and how does Changez respond?

9. Why does Changez think his accent is a bit of an advantage for him in his early days at Underwood Samson?

10. What tragedy in Erica's life does she share with Changez after swimming in the sea in Greece?

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