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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Act 2, Scene 5 | Part 1: Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Prior and Louis' cat's name?
(a) Maggie
(b) Sheba
(c) Stella
(d) Blanche

3. What does Louis ask Emily to tell Prior when he wakes in the hospital?
(a) He love him
(b) Get better
(c) He'll be back soon
(d) He had to go

4. To what philosopher does Louis compare his world-view when speaking to Rabbi Chemelwitz?
(a) Hobbes
(b) Schopenhauer
(c) Hegel
(d) Descartes

5. Why, according to Joe, does he not want to have sex with Harper most days?
(a) She makes him feel small
(b) He is tired from work
(c) He does not love her anymore
(d) She is ugly when high

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Harper think she heard the man with the knife in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What commodity did Prior's ship captain ancestor bring to England?

3. What does Joe Pitt say he has to do before accepting a job with the Justice Department?

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

5. Who did Joe Pitt vote for in the last presidential election?

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