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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily say the pillars and arches in Cordoba almost made Amir want to do?
(a) Convert.
(b) Pray.
(c) Renounce America.
(d) Move home to Pakistan.

2. How does Emily say Velázquez’ Portrait of Juan de Pareja differs from his paintings of kings and queens?
(a) More ornate.
(b) More caricatured.
(c) More nuanced.
(d) Gaudier.

3. How does the text Amir is reading in Scene Two characterize Imam Fareed’s tone?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Abrasive.
(c) Conciliatory.
(d) Defiant.

4. How does Akhtar characterize Emily?
(a) Lithe.
(b) Voluptuous.
(c) Chaste.
(d) Thin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the aspects of Islam that Emily sees value in?

2. How much does Amir save Paolo by catching a mistake in his paralegal’s work?

3. How does Amir say his mother would react, if she knew his name was going to be on his law firm?

4. What is Amir’s specialization in law?

5. What time of day is Scene Two set in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do we learn about Emily when Amir tells her that she should have her black Spanish boyfriend sit for her?

2. How has Isaac’s mind recently changed about Emily’s work, as seen in Scene 2?

3. What is the juxtaposition we se, in the phone calls Amir takes, back-to-back, while Emily is painting him?

4. What can we understand about Abe by his appearance when he appears in Amir and Emily’s apartment?

5. What is Amir’s relationship with Mort like?

6. What does Amir think his mother would feel about him making partner?

7. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

8. How has Amir’s religious career developed over the course of his life, according to Abe?

9. What contradiction does Amir identify in Emily’s feelings about him and his responsibilities?

10. What does Abe mean when he says that Amir had to go “the other way” for a while (15)?

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