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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. How does Amir say Muslims react to the pain of living?
(a) They turn it over and consider it from every angle.
(b) They deny their trials through faith.
(c) They submit.
(d) They look to see what they can get from raids.

2. 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) Others have done it better than her.
(d) It is too simple.

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

4. What kind of offer is Jory entertaining from Credit Suisse?
(a) Employment.
(b) Settlement on a case.
(c) Drinks after work.
(d) Joining a corporate board.

5. What does Amir propose to Jory in Scene Three?
(a) Going into business together.
(b) Working to drive Mort out of their firm.
(c) Changing their firm’s focus.
(d) Going on strike at their firm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jory?

2. Which of the characters has the quote “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59) taped above a workspace?

3. What does Jory say she remembers of the Quran, from reading it in college?

4. What idea does Isaac want to hold out as a unifying concept humanity can rally around?

5. Where does Scene Three open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Amir give Abe about how he expresses his political views, and what is Abe’s response?

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

3. What causes Amir to hit Emily?

4. What does Amir accuse Emily and Isaac, in Scene 3, of feeling about Islam?

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

6. What historical circumstance complicates the question of Amir’s nationality?

7. Why is Emily excited about Isaac and Jory’s visit at the beginning of Scene Three?

8. What caused Amir to change his name?

9. What is the significance of Abe’s arrival at the end of Scene 3?

10. In Scene 4, Amir says that Emily was right about him: what was she right about?

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