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

2. What is Amir’s specialization in law?

3. Who is Rivkah?

4. Who does Amir say brought about the studio visit from Isaac in Scene Two?

5. How does the text Amir reads from in Scene Two characterize the group of attorneys surrounding Imam Fareed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What part of the news article about Amir is Amir angry about?

2. How does Scene Two build on the resolution of Scene One, where Amir said that he would think about speaking for Imam Fareed?

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

4. What do we learn about Emily when Amir tells her that she should have her black Spanish boyfriend sit for her?

5. What was the imam Abe is talking about arrested for?

6. As seen in Scene 2, what is Isaac’s importance to Emily?

7. What is the archetype for Amir Kapoor’s character?

8. What does Amir think his mother would feel about him making partner?

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

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

Evaluate the ending of Disgraced. Does it ring true to you? Does it successfully resolve the problems and tensions that preceded it? What would you change, if anything? What are you left wishing for closure on, if anything?

Essay Topic 2

What topics would you like to research further, after reading Disgraced? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this play. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Disgraced.

Essay Topic 3

Disgraced is a play that assumes a huge amount of back story and cultural awareness. What are the main historical/cultural narratives Akhtar refers to, and how does he make them personal to the characters? Are these characters proxies for a cultural battle? Are they victims of a larger battle between people’s cultural assumptions? Does anyone achieve any freedom from those assumptions, in the end?

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