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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is the beginning of the play set in?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2016.

2. Why does Abe ask whether he should come back, when he arrives at Amir and Emily’s apartment?
(a) Emily is covered in paint.
(b) Amir and Emily are squabbling.
(c) Amir has just broken a glass.
(d) Amir is putting on pants.

3. How did Isaac get to Amir and Emily’s apartment?
(a) Up Madison.
(b) Up Seventh.
(c) Down Lexington.
(d) Down Broadway.

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

5. What does Emily suggest Amir do, to put his mind at ease in Scene Two?
(a) Issue a denial.
(b) Abandon the imam.
(c) Write a defense of his position.
(d) Call the Times and demand a retraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amir say Emily should get to pose for this portrait?

2. How does Emily say Velázquez’ Portrait of Juan de Pareja differs from his paintings of kings and queens?

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

4. To what does Amir attribute his antipathy to Islam?

5. Why does Abe say that Amir is lucky in his name?

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