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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amir say Imam Fareed tried to get him to do, all the time Amir spent visiting with him in prison?
(a) Write to his family.
(b) Send money to his friends.
(c) Find technicalities to free him.
(d) Pray.

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

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

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

5. What does Emily suggest Amir do, to put his mind at ease in Scene Two?
(a) Issue a denial.
(b) Call the Times and demand a retraction.
(c) Abandon the imam.
(d) Write a defense of his position.

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

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

8. What kind of apartment do Amir and Emily live in?
(a) Modern.
(b) Lush.
(c) Ornate.
(d) Spare.

9. What year is the beginning of the play set in?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2018.

10. 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 wants to be more Americanized.
(c) Abe does not want Emily to know he had changed his name.
(d) Abe does not want to be reminded of his family back home.

11. Who is Rivkah?
(a) Amir’s grandmother.
(b) Emily’s sister.
(c) Abe’s aunt.
(d) Amir’s first crush.

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

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

14. To what does Amir attribute his antipathy to Islam?
(a) Visceral disgust.
(b) Self-loathing.
(c) Philosophical reasoning.
(d) Intelligence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emily characterize Amir’s position on the imam?

2. How did Isaac get to Amir and Emily’s apartment?

3. How does Emily say Amir’s mother treated her?

4. How much does Amir save Paolo by catching a mistake in his paralegal’s work?

5. How does Amir say his mother would react, if she knew his name was going to be on his law firm?

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