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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amir say is at the heart of the Muslim religion?
(a) The intercultural exchange of living between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
(b) The desire to escape from a corrupt earthly existence.
(c) The injustice of being subjugated by westerners.
(d) The challenges of living in the desert.

2. What does the quote “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59) serve as a reminder of?
(a) Not to abandon principles for expediency.
(b) Not to get bogged down looking for justice.
(c) Not to let the passion for living die out.
(d) Not to be too tied to details.

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

4. Where did Emily get the recipe for the salad she serves in Scene Three?
(a) Seville.
(b) Julia Child.
(c) Cordoba.
(d) Algeria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of look does the playwright say Amir gives Emily’s portrait of him, as the play ends?

2. What reason does Jory give Amir for his failure to be promoted?

3. What does Emily say about her Islamic-influenced work?

4. Whose side does Abe say he is on, in the conflict between Islam and the West?

5. In Scene Three, what does Amir say the Prophet said about paintings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are Abe’s accusations in Scene 4 fair?

2. What is the meaning of the play’s title, in light of this final confrontation between Amir and Abe?

3. What has happened in the intervening time between Scenes 3 and 4?

4. What does Amir tell Emily he wants for her, at the end, and what is Emily’s response?

5. What grounds has Akhtar left the audience, by the end of the play, for feeling that there is a path to virtue and integrity?

6. What does Amir propose to Jory in Scene 3?

7. What is the irony in Isaac’s praise for Emily’s portrait of Amir?

8. What political position has Abe taken, as a result of the events that brought him back to Amir?

9. What caused Amir to change his name?

10. What happened at work that made Amir forget to get wine?

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