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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Abe say that Amir is lucky in his name?
2. What does Amir say his mother said about white women?
3. To what does Amir attribute his antipathy to Islam?
4. How does Amir say his mother would react, if she knew his name was going to be on his law firm?
5. Which western artist does Emily point to as someone whose work was influenced by Islamic art?
Short Essay Questions
1. As seen in Scene 2, what is Isaac’s importance to Emily?
2. What is the juxtaposition we se, in the phone calls Amir takes, back-to-back, while Emily is painting him?
3. What is the importance of Amir modeling for Emily in boxers below, and a fine shirt and suit jacket above?
4. What contradiction does Amir identify in Emily’s feelings about him and his responsibilities?
5. What do we learn about Amir’s career when the phone rings, interrupting the painting session?
6. What does Emily mean when she invokes Goldman Sachs in the discussion about the imam?
7. How does Emily appropriate Islamic art?
8. What is the archetype for Amir Kapoor’s character?
9. What is Emily’s relationship with the Velázquez painting?
10. How does “submission” factor into Islamic art, according to Emily in her discussion with Isaac?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What topics would you like to research further, after reading Disgraced? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this play. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Disgraced.
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of women in Disgraced? How are women portrayed, and what kinds of roles are open to them? How would you evaluate Akhtar’s depiction of women in this play?
Essay Topic 3
Would you recommend Disgraced? For what purposes would you recommend Disgraced, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other play would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?
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