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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amir say about Emily approaching him the way she does in Scene Three?
(a) That he is still too on edge from work.
(b) That he sees how she loves him.
(c) That it is just a matter of time till he feels better.
(d) That it does not help.

2. How does Emily say the Quran sees humanity?
(a) As fallen divinity waiting to be redeemed.
(b) As clans of people with various gods.
(c) As stubborn and self-interested.
(d) As needing loving guidance.

3. How many of Emily’s paintings will Isaac show in the museum?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. What does Abe say Muslims’ destiny is?
(a) To submit to fate.
(b) To conquer the world.
(c) To wipe Israel off the face of the earth.
(d) To merge into Christianity.

5. What was Amir’s name before he changed it to Kapoor?
(a) Hossain.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Mansoor.
(d) Patel.

6. What did Tariq say that got the barista to call the police?
(a) That America deserved what it was going to get.
(b) That Muslims would one day rule the world.
(c) That Americans deserved to be beheaded.
(d) That all infidels would ultimately submit to Allah.

7. What does Emily say about her Islamic-influenced work?
(a) It was propaganda for a failed ideology.
(b) It was naïve.
(c) It was dangerous.
(d) It was a failure.

8. How is Amir acting toward Emily, as she is leaving?
(a) Furious.
(b) Contrite.
(c) Distraught.
(d) Paranoid.

9. How does the playwright describe the state of Amir’s soul?
(a) Sick and weak.
(b) Wounded.
(c) Crippled.
(d) Beaten.

10. How does Emily combat her husband’s disdain for Islam?
(a) Parsing definitions of key terms.
(b) Citing counter-examples from well-known imams.
(c) Talking about various sects’ interpretations.
(d) Putting his statements in historical context.

11. What reason does Jory give Amir for his failure to be promoted?
(a) Mort said that he was duplicitous.
(b) Jory told Mort and Steven about Amir’s drinking problem.
(c) Amir had offended Mort by declining his invitation for a weekend get-together..
(d) Steven said he was a terrorist.

12. What crime does Amir say the Quran condones?
(a) Wife beating.
(b) Murder.
(c) Theft from infidels.
(d) Polygamy.

13. How does Isaac characterize Amir’s feelings for Emily, while Amir and Jory are at the store?
(a) He says that Amir is her assistant, pretending to be the master.
(b) He says that Amir is the slave who has won the master’s wife.
(c) He says that Amir thinks she is more talented than she is.
(d) He says that Amir wishes she could erase his race and religion.

14. Where does Scene Three open?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The terrace.
(c) The dining room table.
(d) The hallway.

15. How does the playwright characterize Jory’s appearance?
(a) Somnolent.
(b) Hyper-alert.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Almost masculine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work of Emily’s does Amir say he prefers to the portrait of him?

2. Where was Amir say he was when his firm’s partners Steven and Jack talked to him this evening?

3. Where does Amir say his parents were born?

4. What is Emily reading, that Isaac recommended?

5. What is the title Emily has taken from the book Isaac recommended?

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