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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 does Erica tell Changez she has completed when he visits her apartment for dinner?
(a) Her painting.
(b) Her master's degree.
(c) Her manuscript.
(d) Her dance class.

2. What seemingly involuntary reaction does the American Stranger make to Changez's story about his last night in Manila?
(a) He glares.
(b) He makes a fist.
(c) He faints.
(d) He coughs.

3. What is the name of the old boyfriend of the girl Changez likes?
(a) Chris.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Greg.
(d) Ryan.

4. What do Pakistanis take great pride in, according to Changez?
(a) Their flowers.
(b) Their food.
(c) Their dancing.
(d) The architecture.

5. What drink does Changez offer the American Stranger in Chapter 4?
(a) A glass of red wine.
(b) A Jack Daniels.
(c) A vodka.
(d) A gin and tonic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sketch on Erica's wall depict?

2. What declines more slowly than wealth, according to Changez?

3. In what part of Lahore is the cafe Changez sits in with the American Stranger?

4. How does Changez describe the waiter's appearance at the cafe in Lahore?

5. Where is Changez originally from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Changez think of Erica's apartment and family when he first visits them in Part II?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Erica tell Changez she hates while they are together in Greece, and how is this attitude different from Changez's?

9. What hangs over Changez's and Erica's relationship, casting a sort of shadow over them?

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

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