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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What law does Amir say he would need to have experience with, to defend Imam Fareed?
(a) The Patriot Act.
(b) McCain-Feingold.
(c) Glass-Steagall.
(d) The Money Laundering Control Act.

3. What is Amir most concerned people will think of his defense of Imam Fareed?
(a) That Amir is not intelligent.
(b) That Amir is anti-American.
(c) That Amir is Muslim.
(d) That Amir is a terrorist.

4. How does Amir say his mother would react, if she knew his name was going to be on his law firm?
(a) Roll in her grave.
(b) Accuse him of selling out.
(c) Disown him for joining a Jewish firm.
(d) Celebrate and be proud of him.

5. How is Disgraced performed?
(a) Without intermission.
(b) With one long intermission and two short ones.
(c) With one intermission.
(d) With intermissions after each scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has gone by between Scene One and Scene Two?

2. What are the aspects of Islam that Emily sees value in?

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

4. Why does Abe ask whether he should come back, when he arrives at Amir and Emily’s apartment?

5. What city is Disgraced set in?

(see the answer key)

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