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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What falls from the sky in Prior's dream in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) A bird.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A feather.
(d) A star.

2. What is the nurse's name in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Emily.
(b) Nora.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Belize.

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

4. Since what year have Roy and Joe known each other?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1977.

5. How many people had gotten onto the longboat as the ship sank in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) 24.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 45.

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

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

8. What is Louis doing when Joe enters in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Writing.
(b) Typing.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Crying.

9. Roy tells Joe in Act 2, Scene 4 that the most precious asset in life is to be a good what?
(a) Father.
(b) Mother.
(c) Son.
(d) Husband.

10. What movie star does Prior imitate in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Audrey Hepburn.
(b) Katharine Hepburn.
(c) Joan Crawford.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

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

12. Whose funeral is taking place in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Sarah Ironson.
(b) Julia Ironson.
(c) Isidor Chemelwitz.
(d) Hannah Ironson.

13. What is the last name of the "Ed" that Roy speaks of calling to get Joe the job in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Meese.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Roberts.

14. What powerful man does Roy consider the most like a father to him?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) Walter Winchell.
(d) Richard Nixon.

15. Who is the nurse in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Belize.
(b) Nora.
(c) Emily.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Joe?

2. What does Louis thank Joe for in the end of Act 1, Scene 6?

3. What kind of wood is the coffin made of in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

5. What does Roy's doctor tell him he has?

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