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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amir characterize the subject of the painting Emily is basing her painting on?

2. In Scene One, what position is Paolo in?

3. What is Amir reading aloud from, at the start of Scene Two?

4. What did Amir’s mother promise to do if Amir brought Rivkah to their home?

5. How does the playwright characterize the tension between Amir and Emily in Isaac’s presence in Scene Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of the statue of Siva on the mantelpiece?

2. What can we understand about Abe by his appearance when he appears in Amir and Emily’s apartment?

3. How has Emily’s family handled her choice of men?

4. What does Abe mean when he says that Amir had to go “the other way” for a while (15)?

5. How does Emily appropriate Islamic art?

6. What contradiction does Amir identify in Emily’s feelings about him and his responsibilities?

7. How does “submission” factor into Islamic art, according to Emily in her discussion with Isaac?

8. What do we learn about Amir and Emily’s relationship when Emily tells Amir that she happens to know he “likes it a little fucked up,” meaning that there is something odd about painting him after a painting of a slave (9)?

9. How has Amir’s religious career developed over the course of his life, according to Abe?

10. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is Disgraced relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the play, and how would the play contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of Disgraced. What is this play’s place in culture? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

Would you recommend Disgraced? For what purposes would you recommend Disgraced, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other play would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

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