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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) Morgan Stanley.
(c) Credit Suisse.
(d) Goldman Sachs.

2. How long has Imam Fareed been in prison, by the end of Scene One?
(a) Four months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) More than a year.

3. What time of day is Scene Two set in?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Midday.

4. Where does Amir’s sister, Abe’s mother, live?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) India.
(d) Pakistan.

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

6. What does Amir think will cause readers of the text he is reading to will look at, and jump to conclusions about him?
(a) His words.
(b) His name.
(c) His firm.
(d) Imam Fareed’s tone.

7. How much time has gone by between Scene One and Scene Two?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Four Days.

8. How does the text Amir is reading in Scene Two describe his speech?
(a) Accusatory.
(b) Eloquent.
(c) Critical.
(d) Belligerent.

9. What does Emily say she feels about Amir’s support for Imam Fareed?
(a) She is nervous for him.
(b) She is scared that this is just the beginning of his political involvement.
(c) She is excited for his job prospects now.
(d) She is proud of him.

10. How is Disgraced performed?
(a) Without intermission.
(b) With one intermission.
(c) With intermissions after each scene.
(d) With one long intermission and two short ones.

11. How does Amir characterize the subject of the painting Emily is basing her painting on?
(a) A slave-owner.
(b) A wealthy man.
(c) A servant.
(d) A slave.

12. How old is Isaac?
(a) 40.
(b) 45.
(c) 50.
(d) 55.

13. Why does Amir say he never told Emily about Rivkah?
(a) Because he does not want her to hate his mother.
(b) Because it was always too hard to explain why Rivkah was so important.
(c) Because he does not want her to hate him.
(d) Because his story about Rivkah brings up too much emotion in him.

14. How much does Amir save Paolo by catching a mistake in his paralegal’s work?
(a) $850,000.
(b) $81 million
(c) $8.1 million
(d) $1.8 million

15. How does Emily say Velázquez’ Portrait of Juan de Pareja differs from his paintings of kings and queens?
(a) Gaudier.
(b) More nuanced.
(c) More ornate.
(d) More caricatured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Imam Fareed been arrested for?

2. In Scene One, what position is Paolo in?

3. Who does Amir say brought about the studio visit from Isaac in Scene Two?

4. Where is Isaac a curator?

5. How successful was Emily’s last show?

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