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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. When does Changez find himself staring at the girl he likes?

2. What does the girl Changez likes share about herself with him that surprises him in Chapter 2?

3. What is Changez's early excitement about New York City related to?

4. Who did Changez live with growing up?

5. In what part of Lahore is the cafe Changez sits in with the American Stranger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jim tell Changez he has decided to hire him?

2. What assumption does Jim make about Changez during their first meeting that is incorrect?

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

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

5. By the end of Part II, what does Changez think about the way Jim is treating him?

6. What does Changez think of Jim's house in the Hamptons the first time he sees it for a party?

7. What does Erica tell Changez she hates while they are together in Greece, and how is this attitude different from Changez's?

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

9. How did Changez get the scar on his arm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Changez describe his own economic class, and how does class status affect his experiences as a college student in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How and when does Hamid use the words "fundamentalist" and "fundamental" throughout this novel and what are their meanings in the context in which he employs them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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