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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Harper realize is the "man with the knives?"
(a) Her father
(b) Joe
(c) God
(d) Mr. Lies

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

3. Why does Sister Ella Chapter come to Hannah's house in Act 2, Chapter 10?
(a) To borrow her car
(b) To sell the house
(c) To have lunch
(d) To help her pack

4. Why can Louis and the Man not go back to the Man's house in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) The Man does not trust Louis
(b) The Man lives with his parents
(c) The Man has a partner at home
(d) The Man is homeless

5. In Prior's drag dream, at what age does he fear he will die?
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) Never
(d) 26

6. In what city does the main portion of Act 1, Scene 1 of Perestroika take place?
(a) New York
(b) Salt Lake City
(c) Moscow
(d) Washington

7. Which of the following is not a reason Joe gives for declining Roy's Justice Department offer in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) His mother is in New York
(b) He has a bleeding ulcer
(c) He think he loves a man
(d) Harper is missing

8. What does Harper bring with her when she enters in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A pine tree
(b) An oboe
(c) A fishing spear
(d) A polar bear

9. What does Prior do while Louis is on the phone in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Leaves the apartment
(b) Cries
(c) Soils himself
(d) Passes out

10. To what does Harper joke she will give birth in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A homo
(b) Nothing
(c) A pill
(d) A puppy

11. How many bastards have crept into the Prior Walter bloodline, according to Prior 1?
(a) None
(b) 7
(c) 2
(d) 10

12. What does Joe blame for Harper's pills in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Her abusive father
(b) Her addictive personality
(c) Her loneliness
(d) Her never having a job

13. What characteristic of Hannah's does Sister Ella Chapter like most?
(a) Her unfriendliness
(b) Her unpresupposing manner
(c) Her style fo dress
(d) Her quietness

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

15. For doing what does Hannah chastise the policeman she speaks to on the phone in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Calling her "lady"
(b) Calling so late
(c) Taking the Lord's name in vain
(d) Laughing

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Joe Pitt compare his heart in Act 2, Scene 9?

2. in what famous English record is one of Prior Walter's ancestors featured?

3. To what destination does the Homeless Woman give Hannah directions in Act 3, Scene 4?

4. Which of the following qualities does Roy says he does not possess in Act 3, Scene 5?

5. To what does Louis compare the gash on his forehead?

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