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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily say Amir is, when he says he is her personal Moor?
(a) She says he is her angel.
(b) She says he is her muse.
(c) She says he is her slave.
(d) She says he is her inspiration.

2. How is Abe’s wardrobe different when he enters in Scene Four than it was when he entered in Scene One?
(a) More colorful.
(b) More Americanized.
(c) More muted.
(d) More neutral.

3. Where does Amir say his parents were born?
(a) New York.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) India.
(d) New Jersey.

4. In Scene Three, what does Amir say Steven was trying to ascertain?
(a) Whether Amir was a loyal American.
(b) Whether Amir had likely ties to terrorists.
(c) Whether Amir would have known Imam Fareed from south Asia.
(d) Whether Amir had misrepresented himself to the firm.

5. Where did Emily get the recipe for the salad she serves in Scene Three?
(a) Julia Child.
(b) Seville.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Cordoba.

6. What does Isaac say he can almost smell from Emily’s painting of Amir?
(a) The scent of a Spanish market.
(b) His cologne.
(c) The starch on his shirt.
(d) Middle Eastern cooking.

7. What does Isaac claim to have done then immediately confess he did not do?
(a) Run with the bulls in Pamplona.
(b) Visit Tunisia.
(c) Fish for trout in the Apennines.
(d) Fight in Desert Storm.

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

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

10. How does Amir justify his feelings about 9/11?
(a) He says that justice is elemental.
(b) He says that anyone who has seen conditions in the Middle East will feel the same.
(c) He says that power turns to corruption.
(d) He says his feelings are tribal.

11. What kind of salad does Emily offer her guests, to distract from the contentious conversation?
(a) Arugula.
(b) Fennel.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Caesar.

12. Who does Amir guess Isaac has been reading, in order to get his knowledge of Islam?
(a) Orhan Pamuk.
(b) Rumi.
(c) Hafiz.
(d) Mahmoud Darwish.

13. What does Amir say Isaac is, before Emily finally draws Amir out of the dining room into the kitchen?
(a) A Nazi.
(b) Naïve.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Romantic.

14. How much longer has Amir been at the firm than Jory?
(a) Six years.
(b) Twice as long.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Emily and Isaac explain their kiss, when Jory and Amir come back?

2. How does Isaac explain Jory’s promotion over Amir?

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

4. What is Amir’s tone at the start of Scene Four?

5. When does Emily say western art turned away from things that are bigger than themselves, to focus on individualism?

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