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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 are Jory’s feelings about the Muslim veil?
(a) She says it is a sign of dignified faith.
(b) She says it is an outdated tribalism.
(c) She says it is a source of pride.
(d) She says it is evil.

2. What work of Emily’s does Amir say he prefers to the portrait of him?
(a) Abstracts.
(b) Landscapes.
(c) Figure drawings.
(d) City scenes.

3. What is Amir’s approach to airline security?
(a) He makes eye contact and reassuring glances at security.
(b) He offers himself to be searched.
(c) He wears his most expensive clothes.
(d) He does not fly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isaac characterize Amir’s approach to airline security?

2. What did Tariq say that got the barista to call the police?

3. In Scene Four, what does Abe say is the one thing he can count on with Amir?

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

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

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 is it that brings Abe and Emily back to Amir’s apartment?

3. What knife does Jory stick into Amir on her way out the door?

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

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

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

7. What is the tone of the dinner party Amir and Emily host with Isaac and Jory?

8. How is Abe’s appearance in Scene 4 different from his entrance in Scene 1?

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

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

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