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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rivkah?
(a) Amir’s grandmother.
(b) Abe’s aunt.
(c) Amir’s first crush.
(d) Emily’s sister.

2. What did Amir’s mother promise to do if Amir brought Rivkah to their home?
(a) Exile him from the family.
(b) Break his bones.
(c) Feed her a good meal.
(d) Call her family.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Amir’s sister, Abe’s mother, live?

2. What season is Scene One set in?

3. What was it about the incident with the waiter that made Emily think of the Velázquez painting?

4. How does Amir’s boss Mort think he can lower his cholesterol?

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

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