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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 embroidered on the shawl over the casket in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A Star of David.
(b) A cross.
(c) A rose.
(d) An American Flag.

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

3. What does Louis thank Joe for in the end of Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) A kiss.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) A hug.
(d) His work.

4. What name does the rabbi remark sounds goyische in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Eric.
(c) Michael.
(d) Christopher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?

2. What falls from the sky in Prior's dream in Act 1, Scene 7?

3. What does Prior say is in his urine in Act 1, Scene 8?

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

5. What is Joe drinking in Act 2, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the relationship that Louis has with Judaism as shown in Act 1. How does the rabbi know Louis' grandmother?

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

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

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

8. What conversation takes place between Louis and Emily in Act 2, Scene 3?

9. 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?

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

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