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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 is Changez's early excitement about New York City related to?
2. What does the girl Changez likes tell Changez he gives off a strong sense of in Chapter 2?
3. Where is Wainwright's father from?
4. What kind of company does Changez assess in Manila?
5. What kind of currency does Changez use in his home country?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Changez think of Jim's house in the Hamptons the first time he sees it for a party?
2. What does Changez tell the American Stranger about how he came to study at Princeton?
3. How does Underwood Samson assess its new recruits?
4. How does Changez tell the American Stranger he knows the stranger is American in Part I?
5. What does Changez think of Erica's apartment and family when he first visits them in Part II?
6. What hangs over Changez's and Erica's relationship, casting a sort of shadow over them?
7. What bothers Changez when he goes on a post-graduation trip with friends from Princeton?
8. How did Changez get the scar on his arm?
9. Why does Jim tell Changez he has decided to hire him?
10. What worries the American Stranger at the beginning of his conversation with Changez in Part I, and how does Changez respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Why do Changez and Wainwright seem to form a unique connection between the recruits at Underwood Samson, and how does Hamid describe their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How do Changez's perceptions of himself, and of his own identity, change over the course of the novel? What kinds of factors does Changez consider in trying to figure out what his core values and goals are? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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