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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe ask Harper to do with him in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Pray.
(b) Go to therapy.
(c) Talk.
(d) Walk.

2. What kind of wood is the coffin made of in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Oak.
(b) Cedar.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Pine.

3. Who does the man in the park live with in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) His parents.
(b) His lover.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His wife.

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

5. Where did Prior's ancestor go down with his ship?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) New York.
(d) The Pacific.

6. Who does Joe tell Louis he voted for in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Bush.
(d) Carter.

7. Act 2, Scene 1 takes place the third week of what month?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) October.

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

9. Who does Prior meet in his dream in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Joe.
(c) Harper.
(d) Hannah.

10. What does Roy say "is always at eight" in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The theater.
(b) Cocktails.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Court.

11. What does Harper tell Joe she's going to give birth to in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A boy.
(b) A pill.
(c) A girl.
(d) An eskimo.

12. Act 1, Scene 9 take place in whose office?
(a) Roy's doctor's.
(b) Roy's.
(c) Joe's.
(d) Louis'.

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

14. What does Prior say he can't do in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Breathe.
(b) Cry.
(c) Hear.
(d) Talk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who embroidered the Bayeux tapestry that Louis speaks of in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. Roy tells Joe in Act 2, Scene 4 that the most precious asset in life is to be a good what?

3. What powerful man does Roy consider the most like a father to him?

4. Where is Louis in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What name does the rabbi remark sounds goyische in Act 1, Scene 1?

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