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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. How does Changez tell the American Stranger he was able to identify him as American?
(a) By his haircut.
(b) By his bearing.
(c) By his accent.
(d) By his clothing.

2. Which poets does Changez remember his mother quoting?
(a) Gaines and Ritter.
(b) Finch and Hollow.
(c) Rumi and Straub.
(d) Faiz and Ghalib.

3. What does Changez think of the manmade light in the market and cafe?
(a) It is theatrical.
(b) It is unnecessary.
(c) It is beautiful.
(d) It is intimate.

4. What kind of sweets come with the tea for Changez and the American Stranger?
(a) Donuts.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Beignets.
(d) Jalebis.

5. What does Erica's father say about the state of Pakistan that annoys Changez?
(a) The poor can not help themselves.
(b) The elite has "raped" the country.
(c) The economy is booming now.
(d) The leaders are all corrupt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major historical event happens when Changez is in Manila?

2. Where does the American Stranger guess that Changez attended college?

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

4. What does the house where the company's summer party is being held remind Changez of?

5. How long does Changez tell the American Stranger he spent in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Changez feel arriving in the Philippines for his first Underwood Samson assignment?

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

5. How does Changez feel when he first starts work at Underwood Samson?

6. How do the people working at the companies Changez evaluates for Underwood Samson generally act towards him and the others from the company?

7. What does Changez often think about how Erica acts in a group of people?

8. How does Underwood Samson assess its new recruits?

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

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

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