Exit West

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. At a night class on product branding (Chapter 1)

2. That he is looking for girls (Chapter 1)

3. To keep men from bothering her (Chapter 1)

4. Vulnerability in buildings (Chapter 4)

5. He does not want to slow them down and wants to be near his wife’s memory. (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. He notices that she wears a robe and veil but drives a motorcycle. (Chapter 1)

2. She chose to live alone after college. (Chapter 2)

3. Saeed and Nadia lose their way of communicating with one another. (Chapter 3)

4. She does not respond. (Chapter 4)

5. Saeed’s mother has died, and together, he, Nadia, and his father form a small family unit. (Chapters 4-5)

6. Her presence reminds him to be chivalrous. (Chapter 5)

Chapters 6-9

Reading Check

1. Mykonos, Greece (Chapter 6)

2. Nadia cut her hand. (Chapter 6)

3. They suggest a peaceful resistance. (Chapter 9)

4. His father has died from pneumonia. (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. Their relationship becomes strained in their new environment, especially given that they do not know each other that well.