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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 Jim say he has noticed about Changez in Chapter 8?

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

3. What does Changez remember seeing everywhere in the aftermath of 9/11?

4. What does Erica want to show Changez in Chapter 6 that is intimate?

5. How does Changez describe often feeling towards Erica in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Changez's parents react when he says he wants to stay longer in Lahore in Chapter 9?

2. What is Underwood Samson's guiding principle?

3. In Chapter 8, what advice does Erica's mother give to Changez?

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

5. What does Changez mean when he describes feeling a sort of asymmetry to his life in Chapter 6?

6. Why does Changez offer to sample each of the plates of food before the American Stranger eats from them?

7. In Chapter 6, what scent does Changez point out to the American Stranger, and why?

8. What disturbing stories does Changez begin to hear in the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City?

9. How does Changez feel about his own reaction to the 9/11 attacks?

10. In Chapter 6, what does Changez find changed about Erica when he sees her again after his trip to the Philippines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Hamid's perceptions of and feelings towards America change after his trip home to Pakistan later in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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