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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Voice tells Prior in Act 2, Scene 5 that it is a messenger and not a what?
(a) Nightbird.
(b) Saint.
(c) Angel.
(d) Devil.

2. What does Joe tell Louis he's not in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Gay.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) Republican.
(d) Married.

3. Louis says that a sharp what is as smart as a really dull two-year-old child?
(a) Cat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Chimp.
(d) Horse.

4. What does Prior do at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Weeps.
(b) Jumps.
(c) Screams.
(d) Faints.

5. What Broadway show does Roy discourage his clients from seeing in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Avenue Q.
(b) La Cage Aux Folles.
(c) Les Miserables.
(d) Cats.

6. What does the man in the park do before leaving in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Steals Louis' wallet.
(b) Cries.
(c) Beats up Louis.
(d) Slaps Louis.

7. What is embroidered on the shawl over the casket in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A rose.
(b) A Star of David.
(c) An American Flag.
(d) A cross.

8. Louis says what is the Jewish custom when burying someone in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Putting dirt on the coffin.
(b) Burying the Star of David.
(c) Breaking a glass inside cloth.
(d) Holding a wake.

9. What kind of lesions does Roy have?
(a) Shingles.
(b) Kaposi's sarcoma.
(c) Hodgkinson's.
(d) Malignant cancer.

10. What does Harper tell Joe in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) She's in love with someone else.
(b) She's pregnant.
(c) She's gay.
(d) She's leaving.

11. When does Joe tell Roy that Harper started taking a lot of pills?
(a) Before they married.
(b) After her father died.
(c) After her mother died.
(d) After a miscarriage.

12. Louis says in Act 1, Scene 8 that he sees the afterlife as a perpetual rainy Thursday in what month?
(a) August.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) September.

13. Where does Harper tell Joe he should go in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Denver.
(b) The park.
(c) Washington.
(d) Utah.

14. What time is it in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

15. What does Prior tell Louis not to touch in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) His chest.
(b) His face.
(c) His arm.
(d) His leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname Joe uses for Harper?

2. What does Roy say "is always at eight" in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Harper believes there's a man in their bedroom with what in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Where do Louis and Joe meet in Act 1, Scene 6?

5. What does Harper tell Joe she's going to give birth to in Act 2, Scene 2?

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