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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. Who tells Changez that his beard is not going over well at the office?
2. Where does Changez find out Erica is when he returns from Lahore?
3. Who does Erica briefly remind Changez of in Chapter 6?
4. What does Changez say he was caught up in in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks?
5. What does Underwood Samson value above all else as Changez describes it in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Changez find Erica in Chapter 9?
2. In Chapter 8, what advice does Erica's mother give to Changez?
3. In Chapter 7, what does Changez propose to Erica about lovemaking that he feels conflicted about later?
4. How does the American Stranger react to Changez's ruminations about 9/11 and its aftermath?
5. In Chapter 6, what scent does Changez point out to the American Stranger, and why?
6. What does Changez mean when he describes feeling a sort of asymmetry to his life in Chapter 6?
7. What does Changez regret asking Erica about in Chapter 8, and why?
8. In Chapter 8, what parallels does Changez draw between his situation with Erica and what is happening in America?
9. What topic dominates the conversation between Changez and his family on his visit to Pakistan?
10. In Chapter 8, what changes does Jim see in Changez?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing Changez's feelings towards Jim, his mentor at Underwood Samson, and describe how these feelings change over the course of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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