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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 advice does Jim give to Changez about work in Chapter 7?
2. What does the American Stranger ask about dinner in Chapter 9?
3. What happens after the end of the project with the cable company?
4. What does the site of the 9/11 attacks come to be called?
5. Where does Changez have a scar left by surgery?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, what changes does Jim see in Changez?
2. In Chapter 8, why is Changez worried about his own country?
3. In Chapter 6, what scent does Changez point out to the American Stranger, and why?
4. Why does Erica try to distance herself from Changez in Chapter 7?
5. How does Changez feel at first when visiting Pakistan and his family in Chapter 9?
6. What is Underwood Samson's guiding principle?
7. How does Erica feel when Changez begins to talk about his home and his family?
8. What disturbing stories does Changez begin to hear in the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City?
9. Where does Changez find Erica in Chapter 9?
10. Why does Changez encourage the American Stranger to eat with his hands at dinner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Changez seem to feel about the opulence and wealth of some of his Princeton classmates - including Erica - and Jim at Underwood Samson? Write an essay exploring this character's range of reactions and feelings, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What are some of the adjustments to American culture that Changez finds most difficult to make in the early parts of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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