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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 Central Park remind Changez of?

2. What do the locals in Lahore treasure, according to Changez, in Chapter 3?

3. What does the girl Changez likes tell Changez she is afraid of in Chapter 2?

4. Who interviews Changez from the company he badly wants to work for?

5. What kind of phone does the American Stranger have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Erica tell Changez about her aspirations that he is quite sure she has not shared with many other people?

2. What hangs over Changez's and Erica's relationship, casting a sort of shadow over them?

3. How do the people working at the companies Changez evaluates for Underwood Samson generally act towards him and the others from the company?

4. What creatures remind Changez of his youth in Chapter 5, and why?

5. How does Underwood Samson assess its new recruits?

6. Why does Changez think his accent is a bit of an advantage for him in his early days at Underwood Samson?

7. How does Changez feel when he first starts work at Underwood Samson?

8. How does Changez get along with his fellow newbies at Underwood Samson?

9. How does Changez feel arriving in the Philippines for his first Underwood Samson assignment?

10. What does Jim from Underwood Samson tell Changez he thinks they have in common at their first meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Changez's perception, towards the end of the novel, about America's global reach in the world - especially as it is shaped by the 9/11 attacks? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Changez seem to feel about the opulence and wealth of some of his Princeton classmates - including Erica - and Jim at Underwood Samson? Write an essay exploring this character's range of reactions and feelings, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does the working environment and the expectations at Underwood Samson affect Changez and his perceptions of American culture and American business culture? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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