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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's manager in Chapter 10 tell him about his work?
(a) He needs to slow down or he will burn out.
(b) He is doing a great job.
(c) He is doing alright, but he needs to work faster.
(d) He is not delivering and he needs to pull it together.

2. What makes Changez especially sad when he meets Erica again in Chapter 9?
(a) She is much heavier and sicker-looking than before.
(b) She speaks of their relationship in the past tense.
(c) She does not speak at all.
(d) She says she is never leaving the hospital.

3. What kind of car did Changez used to drive as a youth in Lahore?
(a) A Hyundai.
(b) A Chevy.
(c) A Toyota Corolla.
(d) A Saturn.

4. How does Changez feel about returning to New York in Chapter 9?
(a) He only wants to go back to the United States to see Jim again.
(b) He does not want to leave Lahore.
(c) He only wants to go back to the United States so he can ask Erica to marry him.
(d) He is desperate to get back to the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Changez's brother clean in Chapter 9 while Changez is visiting?

2. Who tells Changez that his beard is not going over well at the office?

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

4. What does Jim cook for Changez in Chapter 8?

5. What does Changez not like about the person sitting next to him on the plane to Lahore in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what advice does Erica's mother give to Changez?

2. Why does Changez encourage the American Stranger to eat with his hands at dinner?

3. What happens the first time Changez and Erica have sex?

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

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

6. In Chapter 6, what does Changez find changed about Erica when he sees her again after his trip to the Philippines?

7. How do people treat Changez differently after he grows his beard in Chapter 9?

8. How does Changez think the American Stranger greets his revelations about his conduct with Erica?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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