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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Act 5, Scene 8 | Part 2: Act 5, Scene 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Hannah and Prior say they have in common in Act 5, Scene 8?
(a) They both need someone by their side
(b) They both rely on the kindness of strangers
(c) They both saw an Angel
(d) They both had peculiar dreams

2. Who said "Have you no decency?"
(a) Roy Cohn
(b) Joseph Welch
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt
(d) Joe McCarthy

3. Where does Harper think she heard the man with the knife in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) In the closet
(b) In bed
(c) On the fire escape
(d) In the shower

4. Whom does Louis imply is gay in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Vice President Bush
(b) Ed Koch
(c) Rock Hudson
(d) Ron Reagan, Jr.

5. Which of the following is not something Prior keeps in his bed to ward off spirits in Act 3, Scene 6?
(a) Garlic
(b) A wooden stake
(c) A crucifix
(d) A mirror

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Ethel Rosenberg deliver to Roy in Act 4, Scene 9?

2. To what Biblical relations does Roy compare his relationship with Joe in Act 4, Scene 1?

3. Where is the pay phone that Joe uses to call his mother in Act 2, Scene 8?

4. What does Harper do when Joe begs her not to leave him?

5. Why, according to Joe, does he not want to have sex with Harper most days?

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