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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 is the last name of the "Ed" that Roy speaks of calling to get Joe the job in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Meese.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Roberts.

2. What does Harper ask Joe in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) If he took the job.
(b) If he's gay.
(c) If he's leaving her.
(d) If he's lonely.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roy Cohn say he wish he were in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Since what year have Roy and Joe known each other?

3. Harper tells Prior that she knows what about him in Act 1, Scene 7?

4. What is Roy's doctor's name?

5. Where do Louis and Joe meet in Act 1, Scene 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What elements of Roy's character make him an antagonist in the play?

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

4. How does Louis and Prior's relationship and Joe and Harper's relationship mirror each other in Act 2?

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

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

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

8. What takes place between Louis and the stranger in the park? Why does the stranger leave?

9. What does Prior say of Louis' behavior at the funeral in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

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