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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

When Amir uses the word "nigger" to describe himself at the law firm where he works, what is he suggesting about his identity?

That he and Jory, who is African-American, are being treated in the same racially defined way by the people who run the firm.

That he and Jory have to work together to overcome the prejudice they face from the people who run the firm.

That he is determined to escape the "slavery" imposed on him by the people who run the firm.

That he is regarded as a lesser human being by the people who run the firm.

2.

What does Amir’s destruction of his glass in Scene 3 suggest about his state of mind? (from Scene 3, Parts 1, 2, and 3)

That the drink tasted awful.

That he’s caught up in a strong, violent emotion.

That he’s drunk and clumsy.

That the glass was cracked and he might as well break it anyway.

3.

Themes: In what way does Emily's painting of Amir echo the painting by Velazquez that inspired her?

Both paintings suggest that their subjects are free and independent.

Both paintings suggest that their dark-skinned subjects are slaves.

Both paintings suggest their subjects are artists themselves.

Both paintings suggest that their subjects are non-Muslim.

4.

What is the principle that defines the play's overall structure and how its events relate to each other?

Random selection.

Cause and effect.

Theatre, like life, is a series of random events.

Events happen one after the other.

5.

Why does Isaac think Emily might get bad responses from art critics of her show? (from Scene 2)

Because she’s a white woman mocking the faith of non-white cultures.

Because she’s a white woman using the artistic style of non-white cultures in her work.

Because she’s a white woman mocking other artistic styles (i.e. non-white) in her work.

Because she’s a white woman exploiting other artistic styles (i.e. non-white) to make money.

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