Exit West Opening Chapter Practice Test
A practice test on characters, themes, setting, and literary methods in the indexed opening chapter of Mohsin Hamid's Exit West.
12 questions · pass mark 70% · try 5 free
1 Where do Saeed and Nadia first meet?
- At a café
- In an evening class
- At Saeed’s workplace
- In a bookshop
The chapter introduces them meeting in an evening class on corporate identity and product branding, which places their personal story within ordinary city life.
2 How is the city characterized at the beginning of the chapter?
- Completely peaceful and stable
- Already destroyed by war
- Swollen by refugees and not yet openly at war
- Empty because everyone has fled
The city is unstable and under pressure, but the opening stresses that open war has not fully arrived yet.
3 Nadia’s appearance leads Saeed to assumptions that turn out to be too simple.
- True
- False
This is true. Her black robe suggests one identity to Saeed, but her behavior and comments complicate that impression.
4 What does Nadia put on before riding away after class?
- A black scarf
- A motorcycle helmet
- A baseball cap
- A veil
The motorcycle helmet is a striking detail because it disrupts Saeed’s assumptions about her and emphasizes her independence.
5 Which of the following themes are clearly introduced in the opening chapter?
Select all that apply
- Appearance versus reality
- Ordinary life continuing during crisis
- Inherited family memory
- Space travel
The opening chapter explores misleading appearances, the persistence of everyday routines under threat, and family continuity through objects and memories. Space travel is not a theme here.
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