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

2. From what dead figure does Ethel Rosenberg send a "hello" in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Joseph Welch
(b) Whitaker Chambers
(c) Lenin
(d) Her husband

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

4. From what organization is the latter that Roy gives Joe in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) The Department of Justice
(b) The National Bar Association
(c) The FBI
(d) The Better Business Bureau

5. Which of the following names does Rabbi Chemelwitz accuse of being goyish?
(a) Mark
(b) Eric
(c) Maria
(d) Lesley

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Prior's rant in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 7, the Recording Angel snaps the spine of what book?

2. What is Prior Walter's response to the Angel at the end Of Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Like what does the snow of Harper's metaphysical Antarctica in Act 3, Scene 3 smell?

4. Why is Harper confused by seeing Prior in her hallucination?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Harper and Prior meet?

3. How do Prior and Harper meet for the first time in the real world?

4. Describe Roy in Act 3, Scene 5.

5. What is Louis' point about fear in America at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?

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

7. In Act 2, Scene 5, why does Belize fear that Prior is losing his mind?

8. What does Prior determine about Louis in Act 2, Scene 9?

9. What offer does Roy Cohn make Joe Pitt in Act 1; Scene 2?

10. Why does Louis criticize Joe's decision on a case that found in favor of a gay soldier?

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