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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) September.
(d) March.

3. What is the rabbi's name in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Chaim Potok.
(b) Chaim Chemelwitz.
(c) Isidor Chemelwitz.
(d) Isidor Rosenberg.

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

5. What religion is Joe?
(a) No religion.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Baptist.

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

7. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) Joe's home.
(b) Louis' bedroom.
(c) The funeral home.
(d) Roy's office.

8. What does Prior say that WASPs don't say in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Feh.
(b) Meh.
(c) Oy.
(d) Tsk.

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

10. What is Roy's doctor's name?
(a) Henry.
(b) Harlan.
(c) James.
(d) Michael.

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

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

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) Meese.
(b) Roberts.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Reagan.

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

15. What does Joe say he prays for God to do to him in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Make him straight.
(b) Make him happy.
(c) Crush him.
(d) Save him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The rabbi refers to the deceased as the last of what in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What does Joe tell Louis he's not in Act 1, Scene 6?

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

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