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Ayad Akhtar
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Ayad Akhtar
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene One, what position is Paolo in?
(a) Adviser.
(b) Seller.
(c) Buyer.
(d) Contractor.

2. What season is Scene One set in?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

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

4. What does Isaac appreciate about Islamic art now, in Scene Two?
(a) Its subtlety.
(b) Its feminine influences.
(c) Its patterns within patterns.
(d) Its earnestness.

5. What does Amir say his relationship with Mort is like?
(a) He is running Mort’s errands.
(b) He is cleaning up Mort’s messes.
(c) He is handling Mort’s big clients.
(d) He is already doing Mort’s job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is represented by the statue on the mantel piece?

2. How does Akhtar characterize Amir’s English?

3. What neighborhood is Amir and Emily’s apartment in?

4. What does Emily say she feels about Amir’s support for Imam Fareed?

5. In Scene Two, why is Amir irritated with Emily when Isaac comes in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Abe’s arrival tell us about how Amir’s career developed?

2. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

3. What is the juxtaposition we se, in the phone calls Amir takes, back-to-back, while Emily is painting him?

4. How do Amir and Emily think differently about Amir’s position about Imam Fareed?

5. How has Isaac’s mind recently changed about Emily’s work, as seen in Scene 2?

6. What does Abe mean when he says that Amir had to go “the other way” for a while (15)?

7. What can we understand about Abe by his appearance when he appears in Amir and Emily’s apartment?

8. As seen in Scene 2, what is Isaac’s importance to Emily?

9. What does Emily mean when she invokes Goldman Sachs in the discussion about the imam?

10. How does “submission” factor into Islamic art, according to Emily in her discussion with Isaac?

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