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

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

3. How does Changez feel when his brother ruffles his hair in Chapter 9?
(a) Very young.
(b) Sad.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Much older.

4. How do people wear a certain flower bud in Lahore?
(a) As hair ornaments.
(b) As neckalces.
(c) As pins on their chests.
(d) As bracelets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of charm does Changez think his apartment might have?

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

3. What does Changez observe is putting the American Stranger ill at ease in the start of Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Chagnez tell the American Stranger shocks him looking back on his time in America?

5. Where does Jim send Changez for his second foreign assignment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What disturbing stories does Changez begin to hear in the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Changez feel about his own reaction to the 9/11 attacks?

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

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

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