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

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

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

4. 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) Reagan.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Roberts.

5. What is Prior doing in his dream in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Petting his cat.
(b) Writing a poem.
(c) Putting on makeup.
(d) Crying.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Harper tell Joe she's going to give birth to in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What name does the rabbi remark sounds goyische in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What does Joe say he prays for God to do to him in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What does Prior tell Louis not to touch in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the character of Joe in Millennium Approaches. What are Joe's religious beliefs?

5. Who is Belize and what do he and Prior talk about in Act 2, Scene 5?

6. What is Joe's response when Harper solicits him sexually in Act 1, Scene 5? Why?

7. What does Harper tell Joe to do in Act 2, Scene 2? How does this statement arise?

8. What does Joe want in Act 2 in regard to self destruction?

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

10. What is Prior's state in the beginning of Act 2?

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