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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Amir say his mother would react, if she knew his name was going to be on his law firm?
2. How does Emily say Velázquez’ Portrait of Juan de Pareja differs from his paintings of kings and queens?
3. What does Isaac think about Emily’s work now, in Scene Two?
4. What does Isaac appreciate about Islamic art now, in Scene Two?
5. How does Amir’s boss Mort think he can lower his cholesterol?
Short Essay Questions
1. What part of the news article about Amir is Amir angry about?
2. How does “submission” factor into Islamic art, according to Emily in her discussion with Isaac?
3. What does the stage set tell us about the social class Amir Kapoor and Emily Hughes-Kapoor are in?
4. What is Amir’s relationship with Mort like?
5. What can we understand about Abe by his appearance when he appears in Amir and Emily’s apartment?
6. How has Emily’s family handled her choice of men?
7. What is the importance of Amir modeling for Emily in boxers below, and a fine shirt and suit jacket above?
8. How does Scene Two build on the resolution of Scene One, where Amir said that he would think about speaking for Imam Fareed?
9. What does Amir think his mother would feel about him making partner?
10. How do Amir and Emily think differently about Amir’s position about Imam Fareed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify the most important plot points in Disgraced. What is at stake in each of these moments? What possibilities do these moments present, and how are those possibilities channeled into specific actions or events? How does the plot chart its course among other alternative or possible plots?
Essay Topic 2
How would you rewrite Disgraced, if you were to adapt it and make it your own. What parts of the play would you preserve? What parts would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.
Essay Topic 3
Would you recommend Disgraced? For what purposes would you recommend Disgraced, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other play would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?
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