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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 brother clean in Chapter 9 while Changez is visiting?
(a) His shotgun.
(b) His car.
(c) His birdcage.
(d) His windows.

2. What does Jim say he has noticed about Changez in Chapter 8?
(a) He seems suspicious.
(b) He seems very happy.
(c) He seems like he is thinking about moving.
(d) He has not seemed like himself.

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

4. What does Erica's mother suggest doing in the aftermath of 9/11?
(a) Leaving the city for a while.
(b) Getting a new job.
(c) Taking a vacation.
(d) Moving permanently.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Changez see Erica again after the second time they have sex?

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

3. When does Erica cry for the first time in front of Changez?

4. What happens to Changez and his colleagues when they assess the cable company in New Jersey?

5. What artwork does Changez notice in Jim's apartment in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Underwood Samson's guiding principle?

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

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

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