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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 the painting over the mantel piece represent?
(a) A Moor.
(b) A mosque.
(c) An Islamic garden.
(d) A landscape.

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

3. Why does Abe say that Amir is lucky in his name?
(a) Because it is not an uncommon western name.
(b) Because it could be Christian or Jewish.
(c) Because it sounds like emir, which means leader.
(d) Because it is not also a dictator’s name.

4. What class are Amir and Emily in, based on their furnishings?
(a) Wealthy elite.
(b) Upper middle class.
(c) Lower class.
(d) Lower middle class.

5. How does Akhtar characterize Emily?
(a) Lithe.
(b) Chaste.
(c) Voluptuous.
(d) Thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Imam Fareed been in prison, by the end of Scene One?

2. By what name does Amir call Abe?

3. Why does Abe want Amir to help Imam Fareed?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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