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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Amir reading aloud from, at the start of Scene Two?
(a) A legal brief.
(b) A book.
(c) A magazine.
(d) The morning paper.

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

3. What does Emily say Imam Fareed allowed her to do?
(a) Preach from his pulpit.
(b) Eat with his family.
(c) Sketch in his mosque.
(d) Read from his mosque’s library.

4. What was it about the incident with the waiter that made Emily think of the Velázquez painting?
(a) The lack of interest in a person’s internal experience.
(b) The shared sufferings of Amir and Juan de Pareja.
(c) The formal composition of representing the downtrodden.
(d) The difference between its subject and its reception.

5. What does Amir say his relationship with Mort is like?
(a) He is cleaning up Mort’s messes.
(b) He is handling Mort’s big clients.
(c) He is running Mort’s errands.
(d) He is already doing Mort’s job.

6. How does Emily Amir characterize the subject of the painting she is basing her painting on?
(a) Slave-owner.
(b) Assistant.
(c) Slave.
(d) Merchant.

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

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

9. How does Akhtar characterize Amir’s English?
(a) Perfect American accent.
(b) Heavy Urdu accent.
(c) Heavy Bengali accent.
(d) Light Urdu accent.

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

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

12. Who is represented by the statue on the mantel piece?
(a) Sita.
(b) Siva.
(c) Maya.
(d) Ganesh.

13. In Scene One, what position is Paolo in?
(a) Adviser.
(b) Buyer.
(c) Contractor.
(d) Seller.

14. How successful was Emily’s last show?
(a) Critics hated it, but paintings sold.
(b) Critics hated it and paintings didn't sell.
(c) Critics liked it but paintings did not sell.
(d) Critics loved it and paintings sold well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaac appreciate about Islamic art now, in Scene Two?

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

3. In Scene Two, why is Amir irritated with Emily when Isaac comes in?

4. What was it about the waiter that made Emily angry?

5. What year is the beginning of the play set in?

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