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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of look does the playwright say Amir gives Emily’s portrait of him, as the play ends?
(a) Miserable.
(b) Dejected.
(c) Searing.
(d) Searching.

3. What is Amir doing when Scene Four opens?
(a) Reading.
(b) Packing.
(c) Getting dressed.
(d) Drinking.

4. How old is Jory?
(a) Early 40s.
(b) Mid-40s.
(c) Mid-to late-30s.
(d) Late-40s.

5. Why does Emily say she does not like the work Amir prefers to her present work?
(a) She has moved on.
(b) It has nothing to do with Islam.
(c) It is too simple.
(d) Others have done it better than her.

6. Who said that “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59)?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Henry Kissinger.

7. What idea does Isaac want to hold out as a unifying concept humanity can rally around?
(a) Equality under the law.
(b) Peace and love.
(c) The good life.
(d) Justice.

8. Who calls Amir just as Emily is trying to defuse a tense conversation about racial profiling in Scene Three?
(a) Abe.
(b) Mort.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Steven.

9. What has Emily made for dinner for Isaac and Jory in Scene Three?
(a) Oysters Rockefeller.
(b) Pork tenderloin.
(c) Roast chicken.
(d) Pot roast.

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

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

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

13. Who does Amir call to look for help for Abe in Scene Four?
(a) Ken.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Mort.
(d) Steven.

14. In Scene Three, what does Isaac say Amir is full of?
(a) Self-loathing.
(b) Righteousness.
(c) Deceptions.
(d) Hostility.

15. What is Amir’s tone at the start of Scene Four?
(a) Subdued.
(b) Haunted.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Seething.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Emily reading, that Isaac recommended?

3. What are Jory’s feelings about the Muslim veil?

4. In Scene Three, what does Amir say Steven was trying to ascertain?

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

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