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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the playwright describe the state of Amir’s soul?
(a) Sick and weak.
(b) Wounded.
(c) Beaten.
(d) Crippled.

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

3. How does Emily combat her husband’s disdain for Islam?
(a) Talking about various sects’ interpretations.
(b) Putting his statements in historical context.
(c) Parsing definitions of key terms.
(d) Citing counter-examples from well-known imams.

4. How does the playwright characterize Isaac’s looking around while Emily is getting him coffee in Scene Two?
(a) Bold.
(b) Tentative.
(c) Sly.
(d) Intrusive.

5. How does the text Amir reads from in Scene Two characterize the group of attorneys surrounding Imam Fareed?
(a) A gauntlet.
(b) A wisdom.
(c) A murder.
(d) A gaggle.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Amir attribute his antipathy to Islam?

2. What does Amir say Imam Fareed tried to get him to do, all the time Amir spent visiting with him in prison?

3. What are Jory’s feelings about the Muslim veil?

4. How does the text Amir is reading in Scene Two describe his speech?

5. How much time has passed between Scene Two and Scene Three?

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