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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harper believes there's a man in their bedroom with what in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A flashlight.
(b) A knife.
(c) A rope.
(d) A gun.

2. What does Prior show Louis on his arm in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) A bruise.
(b) A scar.
(c) A tattoo.
(d) A lesion.

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

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

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

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

7. How many people made it to shore in the longboat that Prior talks of in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) 2.
(b) 45.
(c) 20.
(d) 9.

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

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

10. Where does Harper tell the travel agent she wants to go in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Africa.
(b) Antarctica.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Norway.

11. What does Prior say that Louis gets at family gatherings in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Scared.
(b) Childish.
(c) Butch.
(d) Gay.

12. Where are Joe and Roy in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) A bar.
(b) Roy's office.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) The bathroom.

13. Who does Louis go to call in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Joe.
(b) Roy.
(c) An ambulance.
(d) Hannah.

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

15. In what month does Act 1, Scene 6 take place?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the man in the park live with in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. What picture would Joe look at from the Bible as a kid?

3. What is the nickname Joe uses for Harper?

4. What does Prior say that WASPs don't say in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. How does Harper say she loves Joe in Act 2, Scene 2?

(see the answer keys)

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