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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Prior say is the reason he hasn't told Louis he's getting sick?
(a) He's afraid he'll leave him.
(b) He's worried about his family.
(c) He's worried about the cat.
(d) He doesn't want to scare him.

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

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

4. What is Aileen's last name who speaks to Roy on the phone in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Cohn.
(b) Jameson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Soffer.

5. Harper tells Prior that she knows what about him in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) His cat is lost.
(b) His dog is lost.
(c) He's lonely.
(d) He's sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Act 1, Scene 1 begins in the last days of what month?

2. What is the name of the travel agent who appears to Harper in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What kind of pills does Harper take?

4. What is Prior doing in his dream in Act 1, Scene 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolic about Louis' intimate interaction with the stranger in the park in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. How does Harper feel about Joe's job offer in Act 1, Scene 5? How does Joe feel?

3. Compare the characters of Roy and Joe in Millennium Approaches with regard to politics.

4. What does Henry tell Roy in Act 1, Scene 9? What is Roy's response?

5. How are Prior and Harper similar in the play? How is this shown in Act 1, Scene 7?

6. What symbols are represented in the end of Prior's dream in Act 1, Scene 7?

7. Describe the character of Roy Cohn. What is his occupation? What is his office like?

8. What does Roy say to Joe about love and responsibility in Act 2, Scene 4?

9. What does Joe tell Roy about his marriage in Act 2, Scene 4?

10. What does Prior's story of his ancestor's sinking ship symbolize in Millennium Approaches?

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