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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 9/11 seem to bring up for Erica?
(a) A renewed push to finish her novel.
(b) Feelings of failure about her future.
(c) A renewed push to go back to school to finish her degree.
(d) Thoughts about Chris.

2. How does Changez's family home appear to him when he returns to Lahore in Chapter 9?
(a) Shabby.
(b) Very large.
(c) Guady.
(d) Just the same as it always has.

3. 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 needs to slow down or he will burn out.
(c) He is not delivering and he needs to pull it together.
(d) He is doing a great job.

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

5. What happens after the end of the project with the cable company?
(a) Changez receives a warning that he is on probation.
(b) Changez receives a threatening letter.
(c) Changez receives an email from Erica that she is breaking up with him.
(d) Changez receives a prorated bonus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erica want to show Changez in Chapter 6 that is intimate?

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

3. What does Changez remember seeing everywhere in the aftermath of 9/11?

4. How does Erica want to celebrate with Changez in Chapter 6?

5. Where does Changez find out Erica is when he returns from Lahore?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Changez feel at first when visiting Pakistan and his family in Chapter 9?

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

4. In Chapter 7, what does Changez propose to Erica about lovemaking that he feels conflicted about later?

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

6. What happens to Changez when he gets back to New York City following the 9/11 attacks?

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

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

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

10. What does Changez mean when he describes feeling a sort of asymmetry to his life in Chapter 6?

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