View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amir think will cause readers of the text he is reading to will look at, and jump to conclusions about him?
(a) Imam Fareed’s tone.
(b) His words.
(c) His name.
(d) His firm.

2. How does Akhtar characterize Emily?
(a) Voluptuous.
(b) Lithe.
(c) Chaste.
(d) Thin.

3. Who said that “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59)?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Henry Kissinger.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

4. How does Emily say Amir’s mother treated her?
(a) She says that she was excessively polite with her.
(b) She says that she was hostile to her.
(c) She says that she was open to her.
(d) She says that was icily formal with her.

5. What does Emily think of the imam’s position and tone?
(a) She thinks he is admitting his guilt to be so subdued.
(b) She thinks he is making things worse by trying to be conciliatory.
(c) She thinks he is justified to be defiant.
(d) She thinks he is asking for trouble, to be angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene Three, what does Amir say Steven was trying to ascertain?

2. Who suggested Emily visit the Frieze art fair in London?

3. How does the text Amir is reading in Scene Two describe his speech?

4. What has Amir forgotten for the dinner party?

5. In Scene Three, when discussing art, what does Emily say Islam is still connected to?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 276 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample