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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Jory’s feelings about the Muslim veil?
(a) She says it is a source of pride.
(b) She says it is a sign of dignified faith.
(c) She says it is evil.
(d) She says it is an outdated tribalism.

2. Who does Amir guess Isaac has been reading, in order to get his knowledge of Islam?
(a) Mahmoud Darwish.
(b) Hafiz.
(c) Orhan Pamuk.
(d) Rumi.

3. How is Abe’s wardrobe different when he enters in Scene Four than it was when he entered in Scene One?
(a) More Americanized.
(b) More neutral.
(c) More colorful.
(d) More muted.

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

5. 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.

6. What does Jory say she remembers of the Quran, from reading it in college?
(a) Its love.
(b) Its strictness.
(c) Its anger.
(d) Its violence.

7. What is the immediate cause that leads Amir to hit Emily?
(a) She threatens to leave him if he is fired.
(b) She condemns him for his failure to be promoted.
(c) She taunts him for being an alcoholic nobody.
(d) She confesses to her affair with Isaac.

8. What chemical is fueling Amir’s behavior at the dinner in Scene Three?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Amphetamines.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) Alcohol.

9. What is Emily reading, that Isaac recommended?
(a) Man’s Search for Meaning.
(b) Woody Allen’s biography.
(c) Denial of Death.
(d) Agon.

10. What does Amir say about Emily approaching him the way she does in Scene Three?
(a) That it does not help.
(b) That he is still too on edge from work.
(c) That it is just a matter of time till he feels better.
(d) That he sees how she loves him.

11. Where does Amir say he saw a write-up of Emily’s museum show?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) The New York Post.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Artnews magazine.

12. What religion does Isaac say is similar to Islam?
(a) Scientology.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Mormonism.
(d) Christianity.

13. In Scene Three, what does Amir say the Prophet said about paintings?
(a) To avoid them except in temples.
(b) To make them carry the light of God.
(c) Never to enter a house with paintings.
(d) Not to make them or look at them.

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

15. What does Amir say he felt pride in, on 9/11/2001?
(a) That the underdog was winning.
(b) That a cycle of violence would change the balance of power.
(c) That an injustice was being corrected.
(d) That a great power was being laid low.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amir propose to Jory in Scene Three?

2. What does the quote “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59) serve as a reminder of?

3. How does the stage direction say Emily approaches Amir in Scene Three?

4. How do Emily and Isaac explain their kiss, when Jory and Amir come back?

5. In Scene Four, what does Abe say is the one thing he can count on with Amir?

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