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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Prior, essentially what is AZT?
2. Hoe does the Angel's communication with Heaven manifest itself onstage?
3. In Act 5, Scene 7, who is Roy Cohn representing in the afterlife?
4. During what type of surgery did Roy Cohn convince the anesthesiologist to let him stay awake?
5. As of the Epilogue, how many years has Prior been living with AIDS?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Joe Pitt is the most ambiguous figure in the play. He is at once tortured, principled, and selfish. He is a victim and a bully. Write an essay about Kushner's attitude toward Joe. Divide the essay into three sections, focusing first on examples of sympathy for the confused and self-loathing man. The second section should focus on the unsympathetic qualities of Joe's character. The last section should be an opinion as to what Kushner believes about Joe as a person.
Essay Topic 2
Prior Walter is Tony Kushner's hero in the Angels in America. Write an essay delineating what qualities of Prior Walter make him heroic. The first half of the essay should sketch out the character aspects that make a hero. In the second half, cite specific actions taken and statements made by Prior that would conform with this model. What is Prior's great heroic act in the play?
Essay Topic 3
Harper Pitt often communicated with people who are real but not presently in the room with her. In Kushner's world, her hallucinations provide her insight into absent people. Write an essay about three of these occasions. What does she learn from them? How do these experiences all fuel her paranoia and fear and make her feel more isolated?
Part 1) Her mutual dream with Prior in Millennium Approaches
Part 2) Joe Pitt's arrival in Antarctica in the beginning of Perestroika
Part 3) Joe and Louis's argument in the midst of the Diorama at the Mormon Visitor's Center
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