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

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

3. What does the American Stranger ask Changez about the waiter in Chapter 8?
(a) Whether he is wearing a kurta.
(b) Whether he is praying.
(c) Whether he speaks English.
(d) Whether he will serve chicken or lamb.

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

5. What does Changez say he was caught up in in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks?
(a) The anger surrounding them.
(b) The suspicion surrounding them.
(c) The sadness of them.
(d) The symbolism of them.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Changez use to threaten the stranger who calls him an epithet in Chapter 8?

4. When does Changez go to Lahore for a visit?

5. What does Changez think after he and Erica try to have sex for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what kind of abuse does Changez endure on the street?

2. How does the American Stranger react to Changez's ruminations about 9/11 and its aftermath?

3. What topic dominates the conversation between Changez and his family on his visit to Pakistan?

4. How do Changez's parents react when he says he wants to stay longer in Lahore in Chapter 9?

5. How does Erica feel when Changez begins to talk about his home and his family?

6. In Chapter 8, what changes does Jim see in Changez?

7. In Chapter 8, why is Changez worried about his own country?

8. In Chapter 8, what parallels does Changez draw between his situation with Erica and what is happening in America?

9. What does Changez regret asking Erica about in Chapter 8, and why?

10. Why does Changez offer to sample each of the plates of food before the American Stranger eats from them?

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