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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work of Emily’s does Amir say he prefers to the portrait of him?
(a) Landscapes.
(b) City scenes.
(c) Figure drawings.
(d) Abstracts.

2. How does the stage direction say Emily approaches Amir in Scene Three?
(a) Sexually.
(b) Softly.
(c) Boldly.
(d) Maternally.

3. How does Abe say that Muslims have been disgraced?
(a) Westerners have stolen their natural resources.
(b) Westerners have forced them to abandon their culture.
(c) Westerners have made it impossible to believe their religion.
(d) Westerners have corrupted their political systems.

4. How does Amir explain his thinking behind his proposition to Jory in Scene Three?
(a) The firm will never get big enough for them.
(b) Mergers and acquisitions is no longer making them money.
(c) Their current firm will never be theirs.
(d) They could make more money elsewhere.

5. What does Emily send Amir out for, after calling him into the kitchen to get him to tone down his rhetoric?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Wine.
(c) Bottled water.
(d) Champagne.

6. How much longer has Amir been at the firm than Jory?
(a) One year.
(b) Six years.
(c) Twice as long.
(d) Two years.

7. What is the only world Amir say the Quran makes sense in?
(a) The worker’s paradise of the future.
(b) The seventh-century desert.
(c) The modern city.
(d) The slums.

8. How does the playwright describe the state of Amir’s soul?
(a) Sick and weak.
(b) Beaten.
(c) Crippled.
(d) Wounded.

9. How many of Emily’s paintings will Isaac show in the museum?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

10. Which of the characters has the quote “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59) taped above a workspace?
(a) Amir.
(b) Jory.
(c) Emily.
(d) Isaac.

11. In Scene Three, when discussing art, what does Emily say Islam is still connected to?
(a) A less personal perspective.
(b) The earth.
(c) Its roots in primitive religion.
(d) The divine.

12. How does the playwright say this thing breaking at the beginning of Scene Three makes Amir feel?
(a) On edge.
(b) Fierce.
(c) Soothed.
(d) Violent.

13. Who does Tariq say created Al Qaeda?
(a) Russians.
(b) Americans.
(c) The British.
(d) The French.

14. Where does Scene Three open?
(a) The hallway.
(b) The dining room table.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The terrace.

15. What has Amir forgotten for the dinner party?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Candles.
(c) Wine.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion does Isaac say is similar to Islam?

2. What does Amir say Isaac is, before Emily finally draws Amir out of the dining room into the kitchen?

3. How does the playwright characterize Jory’s appearance?

4. How does Isaac explain Jory’s promotion over Amir?

5. What crime does Amir say the Quran condones?

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