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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amir say his mother said about white women?
(a) That they are all insecure.
(b) That they don’t know their own minds.
(c) That they have no respect.
(d) That they are not good wives.

2. Which western artist does Emily point to as someone whose work was influenced by Islamic art?
(a) Cezanne.
(b) Klimt.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Matisse.

3. 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.

4. Why was the waiter “a dick” to Amir and Emily (7)?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Drunkenness.
(c) Islamophobia.
(d) Insolence.

5. What does Emily say the pillars and arches in Cordoba almost made Amir want to do?
(a) Convert.
(b) Pray.
(c) Move home to Pakistan.
(d) Renounce America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily say Imam Fareed allowed her to do?

2. What is the effect of the painting over the mantel piece?

3. What city is Disgraced set in?

4. By what name does Amir call Abe?

5. How frequently does Amir say Mort appears at the office?

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