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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Amir’s boss Mort think he can lower his cholesterol?
(a) By changing his diet.
(b) By surgery.
(c) By meditating.
(d) With drugs.

2. Who does Emily know, who worked at this investment bank?
(a) Amir’s brother-in-law.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Amir’s brother.

3. What do Emily and Isaac hear from offstage, right after Isaac arrives?
(a) Amir slamming around.
(b) Doors slamming.
(c) Cooking sounds.
(d) A glass smashing.

4. How did Amir’s mother drive home her point about Rivkah to Amir?
(a) She locked him out of the house.
(b) She spat in his face.
(c) She broke his pinky finger.
(d) She had his uncle take him away for a few days.

5. What was it about the incident with the waiter that made Emily think of the Velázquez painting?
(a) The formal composition of representing the downtrodden.
(b) The difference between its subject and its reception.
(c) The lack of interest in a person’s internal experience.
(d) The shared sufferings of Amir and Juan de Pareja.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Amir start his law career?

3. What class are Amir and Emily in, based on their furnishings?

4. What authority does Abe refer to, in claiming that he can hide his religion?

5. How old is Amir?

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