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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amir say he felt pride in, on 9/11/2001?
(a) That an injustice was being corrected.
(b) That a cycle of violence would change the balance of power.
(c) That the underdog was winning.
(d) That a great power was being laid low.

2. Why does Amir say he never told Emily about Rivkah?
(a) Because he does not want her to hate him.
(b) Because his story about Rivkah brings up too much emotion in him.
(c) Because it was always too hard to explain why Rivkah was so important.
(d) Because he does not want her to hate his mother.

3. What is the only world Amir say the Quran makes sense in?
(a) The worker’s paradise of the future.
(b) The slums.
(c) The seventh-century desert.
(d) The modern city.

4. What is Amir nervous about, in terms of joining his law firm as partner?
(a) The partners came from much more prestigious law firms than he did.
(b) The partners have much more experience than he does.
(c) The partners are mostly Jewish.
(d) He came from a much more prestigious background than most of the other partners.

5. In Scene Three, why does Emily say Amir spoke up for Imam Fareed?
(a) He did it for her sake.
(b) His tribal loyalty.
(c) He couldn't stand the injustice of the imam’s arrest.
(d) He owed Abe’s mother a favor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amir say Emily should get to pose for this portrait?

2. Where did Amir start his law career?

3. How successful was Emily’s last show?

4. What city is Disgraced set in?

5. In Scene One, what is Amir nervous Paolo will do?

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