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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 star.
(b) A bird.
(c) A feather.
(d) A diamond.

2. Louis tells the nurse that the Walters go way back to the what in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Bible.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Mayflower.
(d) Romans.

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

4. Where do Louis and Joe meet in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) In court.
(b) The front of the courthouse.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) The restaurant.

5. What does Roy say the father-son relationship is to life in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Important.
(b) Inhuman.
(c) Central.
(d) Necessary.

6. The rabbi refers to the deceased as the last of what in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The Chosen people.
(b) The Mohicans.
(c) The Christians.
(d) The Jews.

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

8. Who does Louis say sealed up cats in bricks in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Egyptians.
(b) Aztecs.
(c) Russians.
(d) Babylonians.

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

10. What year does Harper say it is in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1986.

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

12. Act 1, Scene 5 is split between Louis at the grave and where?
(a) Joe and Harper's home.
(b) Prior's apartment.
(c) Roy's office.
(d) The church.

13. Who on the phone does Roy mistake for a man in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Mrs. Kennedy.
(b) Mrs. Hollins.
(c) Mrs. Soffer.
(d) Mrs. Rosenbaum.

14. What does Prior say is in his urine in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Blood.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Protein.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prior say is the reason he hasn't told Louis he's getting sick?

2. What time of the day is it in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

3. In what month does Act 1, Scene 6 take place?

4. Where are Joe and Roy in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What Broadway show does Roy discourage his clients from seeing in Act 1, Scene 2?

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