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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 Erica say to Changez after they have sex in Chapter 7?

2. What does Changez notice on his flight back to New York City?

3. Who is the head of the company Changez evaluates in Chapter 10?

4. What does Changez tell the American Stranger about the night they are sharing at the end of Chapter 6?

5. What does the American Stranger keep being distracted by in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the first time Changez and Erica have sex?

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

3. Why does Erica try to distance herself from Changez in Chapter 7?

4. How does the American Stranger react to Changez's ruminations about 9/11 and its aftermath?

5. How does Changez feel at first when visiting Pakistan and his family in Chapter 9?

6. How does Changez think the American Stranger greets his revelations about his conduct with Erica?

7. In Chapter 8, why is Changez worried about his own country?

8. How does Erica feel when Changez begins to talk about his home and his family?

9. In Chapter 8, what changes does Jim see in Changez?

10. What is Underwood Samson's guiding principle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Jim at Underwood Samson seems to feel a kinship with Changez - even after Changez is fired from his job there? Does Changez seem to reciprocate this feeling of Jim's? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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 why does Hamid use foreshadowing throughout this novel? What effect does his use of foreshadowing have on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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