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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abe say that Amir is lucky in his name?
(a) Because it could be Christian or Jewish.
(b) Because it sounds like emir, which means leader.
(c) Because it is not also a dictator’s name.
(d) Because it is not an uncommon western name.

2. What piece of clothing is Amir missing, as he poses for Emily?
(a) Pants.
(b) Shirt.
(c) Boxers.
(d) Suit jacket.

3. What class are Amir and Emily in, based on their furnishings?
(a) Lower middle class.
(b) Wealthy elite.
(c) Lower class.
(d) Upper middle class.

4. What is Amir’s specialization in law?
(a) Intellectual property.
(b) Real estate and insurance.
(c) Criminal law.
(d) Mergers and acquisitions.

5. In the text Amir is reading in Scene Two, what did he say Imam Fareed had been denied?
(a) Due process.
(b) Humane treatment.
(c) Sanitary conditions.
(d) Legal counsel.

6. Who is Rivkah?
(a) Emily’s sister.
(b) Amir’s grandmother.
(c) Abe’s aunt.
(d) Amir’s first crush.

7. Why does it bother Abe to be called by the name Amir insists on calling him?
(a) Abe does not want to be reminded of his family back home.
(b) Abe wants to be more Americanized.
(c) Abe wants to honor his father with his new name.
(d) Abe does not want Emily to know he had changed his name.

8. What investment bank does Emily invoke as an example of philanthropy being good for business?
(a) Lehman Brothers.
(b) Credit Suisse.
(c) Goldman Sachs.
(d) Morgan Stanley.

9. What neighborhood is Amir and Emily’s apartment in?
(a) Upper west side.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Midtown.
(d) Upper east side.

10. How does Emily characterize Amir’s position on the imam?
(a) She thinks he is making a questionable legal claim.
(b) She thinks he is standing up for what is right.
(c) She thinks he is putting his career in jeopardy.
(d) She thinks he is overdoing it by showing up in court.

11. What does the painting over the mantel piece represent?
(a) A Moor.
(b) A landscape.
(c) A mosque.
(d) An Islamic garden.

12. What is Amir nervous about, in terms of joining his law firm as partner?
(a) The partners have much more experience than he does.
(b) The partners came from much more prestigious law firms than he did.
(c) The partners are mostly Jewish.
(d) He came from a much more prestigious background than most of the other partners.

13. Who is represented by the statue on the mantel piece?
(a) Ganesh.
(b) Siva.
(c) Maya.
(d) Sita.

14. How does Amir say his mother would react, if she knew his name was going to be on his law firm?
(a) Disown him for joining a Jewish firm.
(b) Celebrate and be proud of him.
(c) Roll in her grave.
(d) Accuse him of selling out.

15. How long has Imam Fareed been in prison, by the end of Scene One?
(a) Four months.
(b) More than a year.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is Disgraced set in?

2. How does the text Amir is reading in Scene Two characterize Imam Fareed’s tone?

3. What is Amir reading aloud from, at the start of Scene Two?

4. How much does Amir save Paolo by catching a mistake in his paralegal’s work?

5. What does Emily suggest Amir do, to put his mind at ease in Scene Two?

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