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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 5, Scene 7, who is Roy Cohn representing in the afterlife?
(a) The Angel
(b) Ethel Rosenberg
(c) God
(d) Joe McCarthy

2. According to Prior, essentially what is AZT?
(a) A placebo
(b) Poison
(c) A cure
(d) Hoakum

3. In what year is the diorama at the Mormon Visitor's Center supposed to take place?
(a) 1796
(b) 1847
(c) 1919
(d) 33

4. What generally embarrassing ailment does Roy discuss having in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Syphilis
(b) Bladder infection
(c) Pubic lice
(d) Genital warts

5. To what famous media icon does Prior compare Joe in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) The Marlboro Man
(b) Burt Reynolds
(c) James Bond
(d) John Wayne

6. Who summons the ladder out of heaven for Prior Walter in Act 5, Scene 6?
(a) The Angel
(b) Sarah Ironson
(c) Rabbi Chemelwitz
(d) Ethel Rosenberg

7. What character's spirit helps Louis with the Kaddish?
(a) Roy Cohn
(b) Sarah Ironson
(c) Rabbi Chemelwitz
(d) Ethel Rosenberg

8. Which of the figures of the diorama has no lines in the animatronic play?
(a) The Mother
(b) The Father
(c) Caleb
(d) Orrin

9. At the end of Act 4, Scene 8, Louis compares his fight with Joe to a sex scene in a book by what author?
(a) Thomas Pynchon
(b) Phillip Roth
(c) George Orwell
(d) Ayn Rand

10. Why do the dead all play cards in heaven?
(a) There is a possibility of chance
(b) They all abstained from it on Earth
(c) One does not have to talk
(d) They have nothing else to do

11. In addition to saying Kaddish for Roy, what does Belize want Louis to do in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Report the death to the papers
(b) Take the AZT bottles
(c) Inform Joe of Roy's death
(d) Accept his apology

12. What part of Louis' attire in Act 5, Scene 3 does Belize think is ridiculous?
(a) His hat
(b) His running shoes
(c) His scarf
(d) His glasses

13. Which of the following is Prior's chosen vestment starting in Act 2 of Perestroika?
(a) A Mormon missionary's attire
(b) A dashiki
(c) Priest's vestments
(d) A black robe

14. What is Louis doing when Joe enters his apartment at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 8?
(a) Crying
(b) Cooking
(c) Packing
(d) Reading

15. What does the Mormon Mother smell that indicates that her husband is returning?
(a) Salt
(b) Honey
(c) Decay
(d) Fire

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Louis Ironson's parents live?

2. With whom is Sarah Ironson playing cards in Act 5, Scene 6?

3. From where does Harper retrieve her Valium stash before leaving Joe?

4. In what color is the Angel dressed when she enters Prior's hospital room in Act 5?

5. How is Prior's sight deteriorating?

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