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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 Abe say Muslims’ destiny is?
(a) To merge into Christianity.
(b) To submit to fate.
(c) To conquer the world.
(d) To wipe Israel off the face of the earth.

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

3. What trait does Amir say he appreciates about the other work of Emily's he prefers?
(a) Its fertility.
(b) Its sparseness.
(c) Its individualism.
(d) Its energy.

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

5. How does Emily say the Quran sees humanity?
(a) As needing loving guidance.
(b) As clans of people with various gods.
(c) As fallen divinity waiting to be redeemed.
(d) As stubborn and self-interested.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed between Scene Two and Scene Three?

2. What has Amir forgotten for the dinner party?

3. What is Emily reading, that Isaac recommended?

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

5. How much does Amir say his shirts cost, each?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do we learn about Isaac when Amir asks him if he eats pork?

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

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

10. What accusation does Abe level at Amir before he leaves in Scene 4?

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