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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 does Amir say his relationship with Mort is like?

2. Which western artist does Emily point to as someone whose work was influenced by Islamic art?

3. How old is Isaac?

4. What is the effect of the painting over the mantel piece?

5. What does Isaac think about Emily’s work now, in Scene Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the stage set tell us about the social class Amir Kapoor and Emily Hughes-Kapoor are in?

2. What is the importance of Amir modeling for Emily in boxers below, and a fine shirt and suit jacket above?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Amir’s relationship with Mort like?

10. How do Amir and Emily think differently about Amir’s position about Imam Fareed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in Disgraced? How are women portrayed, and what kinds of roles are open to them? How would you evaluate Akhtar’s depiction of women in this play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages from the play.

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