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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 did Amir’s mother drive home her point about Rivkah to Amir?

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

3. What city is Disgraced set in?

4. How does Abe dismiss Amir’s feelings about Islam as a religion?

5. Where is Isaac a curator?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emily appropriate Islamic art?

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

3. What is Emily’s relationship with the Velázquez painting?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Abe’s arrival tell us about how Amir’s career developed?

9. What is the juxtaposition we se, in the phone calls Amir takes, back-to-back, while Emily is painting him?

10. Why is there confusion over Abe’s name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you rewrite Disgraced, if you were to adapt it and make it your own. What parts of the play would you preserve? What parts would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Evaluate your own reading of Disgraced—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the play to describe yourself as a reader.

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