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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 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.

2. What does Changez think of Erica when he sees her again for the first time after they have sex?
(a) She looks very ill.
(b) She looks happier than ever before.
(c) She looks confident.
(d) She looks much older and has gained a lot of weight.

3. What happens to Changez and his colleagues when they assess the cable company in New Jersey?
(a) They can not complete the assignment.
(b) Changez quits in the middle of the assignment.
(c) The workers there try to sabotage their assessment.
(d) Changez gets hurt in the building.

4. How does Changez describe often feeling towards Erica in Chapter 6?
(a) Protective.
(b) Angry.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Indifferent.

5. What does Erica's mother tell Changez when they talk in Chapter 8?
(a) Erica needs a friend, not a boyfriend.
(b) Erica is not reading books any longer.
(c) Erica is going to start a graduate degree program soon.
(d) Erica will be moving to California soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Changez realize he is viewing his family home when he comes to visit in Chapter 9?

2. What does 9/11 seem to bring up for Erica?

3. What does Changez's mother tell him to do before he leaves Lahore for America?

4. How do people wear a certain flower bud in Lahore?

5. What happens to Changez at the airport upon returning from Manila?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Changez find Erica in Chapter 9?

2. Why do Pakistanis take a lot of pride in their food, according to Changez?

3. In Chapter 6, what scent does Changez point out to the American Stranger, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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