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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose side does Abe say he is on, in the conflict between Islam and the West?
(a) Muslims.
(b) His own.
(c) Artists.
(d) Americans.

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

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

4. How does Isaac explain Jory’s promotion over Amir?
(a) Amir’s hostile feelings were off-putting to clients.
(b) The partners like her but not him.
(c) The partners are racists.
(d) Jory was billing twice as many hours as Amir.

5. What crime does Amir say the Quran condones?
(a) Theft from infidels.
(b) Wife beating.
(c) Murder.
(d) Polygamy.

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

7. What reason does Jory give Amir for his failure to be promoted?
(a) Mort said that he was duplicitous.
(b) Steven said he was a terrorist.
(c) Amir had offended Mort by declining his invitation for a weekend get-together..
(d) Jory told Mort and Steven about Amir’s drinking problem.

8. Where was Amir say he was when his firm’s partners Steven and Jack talked to him this evening?
(a) In the street.
(b) In an employee meeting.
(c) In the rest room.
(d) In his office.

9. In Scene Three, why does Emily say Amir spoke up for Imam Fareed?
(a) He did it for her sake.
(b) He owed Abe’s mother a favor.
(c) His tribal loyalty.
(d) He couldn't stand the injustice of the imam’s arrest.

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

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

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

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

14. What punishment does Amir say the Quran specifies for people like him, who have renounced their faith?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Exile.
(c) Death.
(d) Beheading.

15. What is Jory’s race?
(a) Latina.
(b) African-American.
(c) Caucasian.
(d) Asian-American.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Amir say his parents were born?

2. What has Amir forgotten for the dinner party?

3. What was Amir’s name before he changed it to Kapoor?

4. What does Amir say about Emily approaching him the way she does in Scene Three?

5. What chemical is fueling Amir’s behavior at the dinner in Scene Three?

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