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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Amir’s mother drive home her point about Rivkah to Amir?
(a) She had his uncle take him away for a few days.
(b) She locked him out of the house.
(c) She broke his pinky finger.
(d) She spat in his face.

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

3. What does Emily think of the imam’s position and tone?
(a) She thinks he is asking for trouble, to be angry.
(b) She thinks he is admitting his guilt to be so subdued.
(c) She thinks he is justified to be defiant.
(d) She thinks he is making things worse by trying to be conciliatory.

4. Who does Emily know, who worked at this investment bank?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend.
(c) Amir’s brother-in-law.
(d) Amir’s brother.

5. What is Amir’s specialization in law?
(a) Real estate and insurance.
(b) Mergers and acquisitions.
(c) Criminal law.
(d) Intellectual property.

6. What was it about the incident with the waiter that made Emily think of the Velázquez painting?
(a) The shared sufferings of Amir and Juan de Pareja.
(b) The lack of interest in a person’s internal experience.
(c) The difference between its subject and its reception.
(d) The formal composition of representing the downtrodden.

7. Who does Amir say brought about the studio visit from Isaac in Scene Two?
(a) Amir.
(b) Steven.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Mort.

8. How old is Amir?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 55.
(d) 45.

9. How does Amir say his mother would react, if she knew his name was going to be on his law firm?
(a) Roll in her grave.
(b) Disown him for joining a Jewish firm.
(c) Accuse him of selling out.
(d) Celebrate and be proud of him.

10. In the text Amir is reading in Scene Two, what did he say Imam Fareed had been denied?
(a) Sanitary conditions.
(b) Humane treatment.
(c) Due process.
(d) Legal counsel.

11. What does Amir tell his client Paolo he pays Amir for?
(a) To type and file his legal papers.
(b) To keep his press clippings.
(c) To listen to him.
(d) To give advice.

12. In Scene One, what position is Paolo in?
(a) Seller.
(b) Buyer.
(c) Contractor.
(d) Adviser.

13. What piece of clothing is Amir missing, as he poses for Emily?
(a) Pants.
(b) Shirt.
(c) Suit jacket.
(d) Boxers.

14. How does the text Amir is reading in Scene Two describe his speech?
(a) Critical.
(b) Eloquent.
(c) Accusatory.
(d) Belligerent.

15. How frequently does Amir say Mort appears at the office?
(a) A few times a month.
(b) A few hours a day.
(c) A couple hours a week.
(d) A couple of days a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is the beginning of the play set in?

2. How did Isaac get to Amir and Emily’s apartment?

3. To what does Amir attribute his antipathy to Islam?

4. By what name does Amir call Abe?

5. How does the playwright characterize the tension between Amir and Emily in Isaac’s presence in Scene Two?

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