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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Akhtar characterize Emily?
(a) Chaste.
(b) Voluptuous.
(c) Thin.
(d) Lithe.
2. 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 name.
(b) His firm.
(c) Imam Fareed’s tone.
(d) His words.
3. What does Emily think of the imam’s position and tone?
(a) She thinks he is admitting his guilt to be so subdued.
(b) She thinks he is asking for trouble, to be angry.
(c) She thinks he is justified to be defiant.
(d) She thinks he is making things worse by trying to be conciliatory.
4. How does Emily Amir characterize the subject of the painting she is basing her painting on?
(a) Slave-owner.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Slave.
(d) Assistant.
5. What has Imam Fareed been arrested for?
(a) Advocating insurrection.
(b) Sheltering refugees.
(c) Threatening terrorism.
(d) Funding Hamas.
6. What neighborhood is Amir and Emily’s apartment in?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Upper east side.
(c) Upper west side.
(d) Midtown.
7. What is Amir reading aloud from, at the start of Scene Two?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A book.
(c) The morning paper.
(d) A legal brief.
8. How old is Isaac?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 55.
(d) 40.
9. By what name does Amir call Abe?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Hussein.
(c) Usama.
(d) Tariq.
10. How much time has gone by between Scene One and Scene Two?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Four Days.
(d) Three months.
11. Who does Amir say Emily should get to pose for this portrait?
(a) His nephew.
(b) Her brother.
(c) His cousin.
(d) Her old boyfriend.
12. How does the playwright characterize the tension between Amir and Emily in Isaac’s presence in Scene Two?
(a) Palpable.
(b) Electric.
(c) Pulsing.
(d) Subtle.
13. How do Amir and Emily know that Isaac has arrived?
(a) Emily’s phone rings.
(b) The doorbell rings.
(c) There is a knock on the door.
(d) The intercom buzzes.
14. What are the aspects of Islam that Emily sees value in?
(a) Tradition and heritage.
(b) Philosophy and mysticism.
(c) Beauty and wisdom.
(d) Laws and regulations.
15. How did Amir’s mother drive home her point about Rivkah to Amir?
(a) She spat in his face.
(b) She locked him out of the house.
(c) She broke his pinky finger.
(d) She had his uncle take him away for a few days.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Amir’s specialization in law?
2. How long has Imam Fareed been in prison, by the end of Scene One?
3. Where does Amir’s sister, Abe’s mother, live?
4. How old is Emily?
5. What does Amir tell his client Paolo he pays Amir for?
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