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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 the American Stranger ask Changez about the waiter in Chapter 8?
(a) Whether he will serve chicken or lamb.
(b) Whether he is wearing a kurta.
(c) Whether he speaks English.
(d) Whether he is praying.

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

3. What does Changez regret asking Erica about in Chapter 8?
(a) Her garden.
(b) Her graduate program.
(c) Her novel.
(d) Her apartment.

4. What does Jim cook for Changez in Chapter 8?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Sushi.
(c) Steak.
(d) Fish.

5. What does Changez do with his feelings about the 9/11 attacks?
(a) Hides them from his students.
(b) Hides them from his colleagues.
(c) Shares them with his brother.
(d) Shares them with everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Changez think of Erica when he sees her again for the first time after they have sex?

2. What delicacy does Changez remember fondly to the American Stranger in Chapter 6?

3. What does Changez feel he is doing in New York, where the opposite is happening to his family in Lahore?

4. What does Changez eat after having sex with Erica?

5. What kind of company does Changez evaluate in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does business and Underwood Samson change following 9/11?

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

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

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

7. Where does Changez find Erica in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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