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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. From where did the plague that killed Prior 2 originate?

2. How much money did Roy borrow from one of his clients?

3. What bible story does Louis ask Joe to tell him in Act 3, Scene 7?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Prior in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Describe Joe's interpretation of Jacob and the Angel.

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

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

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

6. What is Hannah's principal concern in talking to Sister Ella Chapter in Act 2, Scene 10?

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

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

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

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

Tony Kushner's play takes place almost entirely in New York City. This is the home of virtually every character, but he also has two other distinct settings that exist in the real world but exist in the play as fantastical realms. Write en essay about these two places. Why does Kushner choose them as fantastical lands? What is different about them? What do they represent?

Part 1) Antarctica

Part 2) San Fransisco

Essay Topic 2

AIDS is the constant pollutant in the world of Angels in America. It has destroyed lives, relationships, and reputations. It exists in a tangible sense as a destroyer of bodies in the play, but it also exists as an idea against which people understand society. Examine the ways different characters understand AIDS in an essay in three parts:

Part 1) Analyze Roy Cohn's creed to Henry about the meaning of AIDS. What is Roy saying about America, power, and the disease itself?

Part 2) Examine Louis and Belize's conversation in Millennium Approaches. What does Louis say AIDS means to America? What does it reflect about the role of tolerance in our society?

Part 3) When Louis and Prior meet for the first time in weeks in Perestroika, Prior attacks his former lover. In the process he discusses the way the gay community has adapted to AIDS. How does this reflect a disconnect between the community at large and his personal experience?

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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