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

2. What was Amir’s name before he changed it to Kapoor?

3. What reason does Jory give Amir for his failure to be promoted?

4. In Scene Four, what does Abe say is the one thing he can count on with Amir?

5. Who said that “if faced with choosing justice or order, I’ll always choose order” (59)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are Abe’s accusations in Scene 4 fair?

2. What is the tone of the dinner party Amir and Emily host with Isaac and Jory?

3. Why is Emily excited about Isaac and Jory’s visit at the beginning of Scene Three?

4. What does Amir tell Emily he wants for her, at the end, and what is Emily’s response?

5. What is it that brings Abe and Emily back to Amir’s apartment?

6. What caused Amir to change his name?

7. What does Amir accuse Emily and Isaac, in Scene 3, of feeling about Islam?

8. How does Emily compare the Renaissance in the West and Islamic culture?

9. What causes Amir to hit Emily?

10. What is the meaning of the play’s title, in light of this final confrontation between Amir and Abe?

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

Explain the title of Disgraced. How is it used in the text? How does it apply within the context of its use? How else does it apply to the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the ending of Disgraced. Does it ring true to you? Does it successfully resolve the problems and tensions that preceded it? What would you change, if anything? What are you left wishing for closure on, if anything?

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