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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 much time has passed between Scene Two and Scene Three?

2. How old is Jory?

3. How does Isaac characterize Amir’s feelings for Emily, while Amir and Jory are at the store?

4. How does Amir say Muslims react to the pain of living?

5. Where does Amir say his parents were born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Emily excited about Isaac and Jory’s visit at the beginning of Scene Three?

2. What is the tone of the dinner party Amir and Emily host with Isaac and Jory?

3. What knife does Jory stick into Amir on her way out the door?

4. What does Amir do to help Abe in Scene 4?

5. What does Emily mean when she says, in Scene 4, that her work was naïve?

6. What does Amir tell Emily he wants for her, at the end, and what is Emily’s response?

7. In Scene 4, Amir says that Emily was right about him: what was she right about?

8. Are Abe’s accusations in Scene 4 fair?

9. What accusation does Abe level at Amir before he leaves in Scene 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This play suggests numerous alternative titles, such as Impossible Heroes of A Different Message. Evaluate each one, in terms of how well it would apply to the content of the play, and explain the author’s choice of Disgraced over the others.

Essay Topic 2

What is missing from this play? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the play stronger.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the important of Velázquez’ Portrait of Juan de Pareja n Disgraced. Why is this painting so important? How does its importance differ between characters? How does Amir’s sense of the painting change over the course of the play?

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