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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the sketch on Erica's wall depict?
2. Which poets does Changez remember his mother quoting?
3. How does Changez tell the American Stranger he was able to identify him as American?
4. Who is Changez romantically interested in in Chapter 2?
5. Where is Changez originally from?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the people working at the companies Changez evaluates for Underwood Samson generally act towards him and the others from the company?
2. What does Jim from Underwood Samson tell Changez he thinks they have in common at their first meeting?
3. What assumption does Jim make about Changez during their first meeting that is incorrect?
4. How does Changez get along with his fellow newbies at Underwood Samson?
5. What creatures remind Changez of his youth in Chapter 5, and why?
6. How does Changez feel arriving in the Philippines for his first Underwood Samson assignment?
7. By the end of Part II, what does Changez think about the way Jim is treating him?
8. What hangs over Changez's and Erica's relationship, casting a sort of shadow over them?
9. What tragedy in Erica's life does she share with Changez after swimming in the sea in Greece?
10. How did Changez get the scar on his arm?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the style and tone Hamid sustains while writing in Changez's voice throughout this novel.
Essay Topic 2
How does Hamid describe the physical intimacy - and, at times, lack of it - between Changez and Erica? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why is Changez so enthusiastic about working for Underwood Samson as a new graduate of Princeton University, and what does the company seem to represent for him at the beginning of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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