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

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

3. What do homosexuals lack, according to Roy?
(a) Ethics
(b) Clout
(c) Foresight
(d) A history

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What revelation does Prior make to Harper in their shared dream state?

2. Where is the apartment where Hannah arrives?

3. According to Prior, of what is Louis incapable?

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

5. Whom does Louis imply is gay in Act 2, Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What desperate question does Louis Ironson ask Rabbi Chemelwitz?

3. What do Prior and his two ancestral visitors in the beginning of Act 3 have in common besides a name?

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

5. What is Prior's reaction to Belize's gift in Act 5, Scene 8?

6. How does Louis use an explanation of smell in Act 1, Scene 6, as a sexual come-on?

7. How does Prior respond to the approach of the Angel in Act 3, Scene 7?

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

9. What message does Sarah Ironson give Prior Walter Act 5, Scene 6?

10. What call does Hannah receive as soon as she arrives at Joe's apartment?

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