The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. At the start of the novel, Changez assumes that the stranger is uneasy because of his appearance. How is this an example of foreshadowing?

A) Later, readers discover that a man who looks like Changez has attacked the stranger prior to the start of the novel.

B) Later, readers discover that after 9/11, Changez was frequently stereotyped for his appearance.

C) Later, readers discover that Changez looks very different from the last time the stranger saw him.

D) Later, readers discover that Changez is actually uneasy because of the stranger’s appearance.

2. Despite the awe he feels when starting at Underwood Samson, how does Changez feel when he realizes that Pakistan is declining financially?

A) Resentful

B) Content

C) Relieved

D) Sad

3. What best describes the role of the reader in the novel?

A) The reader is the “you” to whom Changez is speaking while he breaks the fourth wall.

B) The reader is the “you” to whom Changez is speaking and is therefore the stranger.

C) The reader is an omniscient party listening to Changez speak to the stranger and knows what will happen based on situational irony.

D) The reader is “you” and is cast in the role of Erica.

4. How does Hamid create a tone of suspense through the stranger’s uneasiness at the café?