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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 happens to Changez and his colleagues when they assess the cable company in New Jersey?
2. What does Changez not like about the person sitting next to him on the plane to Lahore in Chapter 8?
3. Where does Jim send Changez for his second foreign assignment?
4. What does the American Stranger ask about dinner in Chapter 9?
5. What does the American Stranger keep being distracted by in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Changez's parents react when he says he wants to stay longer in Lahore in Chapter 9?
2. Why does Changez encourage the American Stranger to eat with his hands at dinner?
3. What happens the first time Changez and Erica have sex?
4. How does Changez think the American Stranger greets his revelations about his conduct with Erica?
5. What happens to Changez when he gets back to New York City following the 9/11 attacks?
6. How does Changez feel at first when visiting Pakistan and his family in Chapter 9?
7. How does the American Stranger react to Changez's ruminations about 9/11 and its aftermath?
8. How do people treat Changez differently after he grows his beard in Chapter 9?
9. In Chapter 8, what changes does Jim see in Changez?
10. In Chapter 7, what does Changez propose to Erica about lovemaking that he feels conflicted about later?
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
Why do you think Changez is so drawn to Erica, and how does he handle the realization that there is not a real possibility of a romantic relationship with her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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