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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an historical figure Roy considers a father figure?
(a) Joe McCarthy
(b) J. Edgar Hoover
(c) Walter Winchell
(d) Richard Helms

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

3. In what city does Roy believe he met Mormons?
(a) Rapid City
(b) St. Louis
(c) Salt Lake City
(d) Las Vegas

4. How long did Hannah Pitt wait for Joe to pick her up at the airport?
(a) Three and three quarters hours
(b) Two and a half hours
(c) Five hours
(d) Four and a quarter hours

5. Which horror movie does Harper fear takes place in Brooklyn?
(a) The Omen
(b) Poltergeist
(c) Rosemary's Baby
(d) The Exorcist

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Louis in Act 3, Scene 7, what do he and Joe have in common?

2. Where is the apartment where Hannah arrives?

3. What is to be Prior Walter's role, according to his ancestors in Act 3, Scene1?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louis say to Joe to upset him in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. What does Roy have to say about a father's love in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. Why does Prior wrestle the Angel in Act 5, Scene 1?

4. Why is Hannah lost in Act 3, Scene 4?

5. How do Harper and Prior meet?

6. How has Prior Walter's illness progressed over the course of Angels in America?

7. Describe Roy's response to Belize in Act 1, Scene 5.

8. What bad news does Prior deliver to Louis the day of Sarah Ironson's funeral?

9. Describe Prior's appearance in Act 2.

10. Which of Louis' assertions particularly offends Belize in Act 3, Scene 2?

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