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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of clothing is Amir missing, as he poses for Emily?
(a) Pants.
(b) Shirt.
(c) Boxers.
(d) Suit jacket.

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

3. What authority does Abe refer to, in claiming that he can hide his religion?
(a) The Quran.
(b) His father.
(c) His imam.
(d) The Bible.

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

5. What does Amir say his relationship with Mort is like?
(a) He is handling Mort’s big clients.
(b) He is already doing Mort’s job.
(c) He is running Mort’s errands.
(d) He is cleaning up Mort’s messes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amir say Emily should get to pose for this portrait?

2. How old was Amir when he knew Rivkah?

3. What law does Amir say he would need to have experience with, to defend Imam Fareed?

4. How did Amir’s mother drive home her point about Rivkah to Amir?

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

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