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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Prior do while Louis is on the phone in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What is Roy Cohn most proud of in his entire career?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about Joe does Belize tell Louis in Act 4, Scene 3?

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

3. How does Louis' liaison with the Man in the Park end?

4. What is the Angel's official edict, and why does she want it delivered to Earth?

5. What does Belize warn Roy about regarding his AZT?

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

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

8. What are Joe and Harper's secrets in Act 1, Scene 8?

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

10. How does Louis end up in Prior's bedroom in Act 3, Scene 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Angels in America is a celebration of the essential commonality of all people. Write en essay on this theme, focusing on the beleaguered relationships that mature throughout the play. What do Hannah and Prior, Belize and Roy, and others discover about themselves and their supposed foils? Conclude the essay with a statement regarding Kushner's opinion of humanity.

Essay Topic 2

The New York of Tony Kushner's play is a city of interlocking relationships that connect everyone to everyone else. Write an essay about the convoluted ways that people find each other and affect each other's lives. Focus on the connection these people have to each other and what they become in each other's presence:

Part 1) Roy and Belize

Part 2) Louis and Joe

Part 3) Hannah and Prior

Essay Topic 3

Some critics characterize Angels in America as a magical realist work. In magical realism, the realistic and the paranormal exist at the same time in the narrative. More importantly, though, in a magical realist work the characters accept these paranormal elements without question. Write an essay detailing whether you think Angels in America is a magical realist work. Use specific examples from the text and interpretation of these examples to defend your position.

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