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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Act 2, Scene 1 | Part 1: Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Prior not tell Louis about his first lesion immediately?
(a) He doesn't want to worry Louis
(b) He fears Louis will leave him
(c) He was denying it to himself
(d) He wanted to get a second opinion from a doctor

2. Why is Harper confused by seeing Prior in her hallucination?
(a) She has never met him
(b) She rarely sees drag queens
(c) She never has visitors in her hallucinations
(d) She did not think she took that much Valium

3. What commodity did Prior's ship captain ancestor bring to England?
(a) Chippendale furniture
(b) Whale oil
(c) Tropical fruit
(d) Cattle

4. What is the one thing Prior begs Louis not to do in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Touch him
(b) Call the hospital
(c) Leave him
(d) Freak out

5. What famous instigator does Louis Ironson claim his grandmother saw speak?
(a) John Reed
(b) Joe Hill
(c) Emma Goldman
(d) Leon Trotsky

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 9, who does Roy claim he can reach on the phone in five minutes?

2. Where in his apartment is Prior at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What is Prior and Louis' cat's name?

4. Which of the following is not a symptom that Prior lists off to Louis in Act 1, Scene 8?

5. Which of the following is not a term that Louis uses to describe the lawyers that do not comfort him while he's crying?

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