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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What investment bank does Emily invoke as an example of philanthropy being good for business?
(a) Lehman Brothers.
(b) Goldman Sachs.
(c) Morgan Stanley.
(d) Credit Suisse.

2. What season is Scene One set in?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

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

4. How frequently does Amir say Mort appears at the office?
(a) A couple of days a week.
(b) A couple hours a week.
(c) A few hours a day.
(d) A few times a month.

5. What is Amir most concerned people will think of his defense of Imam Fareed?
(a) That Amir is Muslim.
(b) That Amir is a terrorist.
(c) That Amir is not intelligent.
(d) That Amir is anti-American.

6. Why does it bother Abe to be called by the name Amir insists on calling him?
(a) Abe wants to honor his father with his new name.
(b) Abe does not want to be reminded of his family back home.
(c) Abe does not want Emily to know he had changed his name.
(d) Abe wants to be more Americanized.

7. Who does Emily know, who worked at this investment bank?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend.
(c) Amir’s brother-in-law.
(d) Amir’s brother.

8. Where is Isaac a curator?
(a) The Guggenheim Museum.
(b) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(c) The Museum of Modern Art.
(d) The Whitney Museum.

9. What city is Disgraced set in?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Bombay.
(d) San Francisco.

10. What is Amir concerned about, in the depiction of his testimony in support of Imam Fareed?
(a) That he looks like counsel for the defense.
(b) That the FBI will think he is a conspirator.
(c) That he will be mistaken for a terrorist.
(d) That he was not quoted accurately.

11. What was it about the waiter that made Emily angry?
(a) His drunken belligerence.
(b) The gap between reality and his assumptions.
(c) His sexist assumptions.
(d) His casual rudeness.

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

13. How do Amir and Emily know that Isaac has arrived?
(a) The doorbell rings.
(b) There is a knock on the door.
(c) Emily’s phone rings.
(d) The intercom buzzes.

14. What does Isaac think about Emily’s work now, in Scene Two?
(a) That Emily is on the verge of a breakthrough.
(b) That Emily is doing important work.
(c) That Emily has convinced some gullible people about the value of her work.
(d) That Emily is overselling the Islamic aspect of her work.

15. Where did Amir start his law career?
(a) Criminal prosecutor.
(b) Public defender.
(c) Environmental activist.
(d) Corporate finance law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What neighborhood is Amir and Emily’s apartment in?

2. How does Amir characterize the subject of the painting Emily is basing her painting on?

3. Why does Amir say he never told Emily about Rivkah?

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

5. What authority does Abe refer to, in claiming that he can hide his religion?

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