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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. Who does Louis say his grandmother saw speak in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Mars Flescher.
(b) Vladimir Lenin.
(c) Emma Goldman.
(d) Chaim Potok.

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

3. Where does the man in the park want Louis to take him in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) To dinner.
(b) To a movie.
(c) To his car.
(d) To his place.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Louis tells the nurse that the Walters go way back to the what in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. Who is the nurse in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. Who on the phone does Roy mistake for a man in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Harper found in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2? What does Joe say upon entering?

2. How does religion apply to the characters of Joe and Prior in Millennium Approaches?

3. Why does Kushner use split scenes in Millennium Approaches? What effect does this have?

4. What is Roy's response when Joe asks him not to use the Lord's name in vain in Act 1, Scene 2? What does he offer Joe in this scene?

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

6. What does the title "In Vitro" mean in the play?

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

8. Describe the marriage of Joe and Harper as established in Act 1, Scene 3. What is significant about Joe's nickname for Harper?

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

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

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