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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. Who does Amir guess Isaac has been reading, in order to get his knowledge of Islam?
(a) Rumi.
(b) Orhan Pamuk.
(c) Mahmoud Darwish.
(d) Hafiz.

2. When does Emily say western art turned away from things that are bigger than themselves, to focus on individualism?
(a) Modernism.
(b) The early industrial era.
(c) The Enlightenment.
(d) The Renaissance.

3. What does Amir say about Emily approaching him the way she does in Scene Three?
(a) That he sees how she loves him.
(b) That it does not help.
(c) That it is just a matter of time till he feels better.
(d) That he is still too on edge from work.

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

5. Who does Tariq say created Al Qaeda?
(a) The British.
(b) Russians.
(c) Americans.
(d) The French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jory?

2. How does Amir explain his thinking behind his proposition to Jory in Scene Three?

3. In Scene Three, why does Emily say Amir spoke up for Imam Fareed?

4. In Scene Three, what does Amir say Steven was trying to ascertain?

5. How does Isaac want to present Emily’s approach to Islam?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emily compare the Renaissance in the West and Islamic culture?

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

3. What causes Amir to hit Emily?

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

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

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

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

8. What is Amir likely seeing at the end of the play when he looks at the portrait Emily made of him, based on Velázquez’ Portrait of Juan de Pareja?

9. How has Emily’s work been received in the time since the dinner party six months ago, in Scene 3?

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

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