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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's ancestor say he doesn't count in the lineage in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The women.
(b) The bastards.
(c) The in-laws.
(d) The adopted sons.

2. Who comes to Roy in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Ethel.
(b) Julia.
(c) Belize.
(d) Andy.

3. Why does Roy say he is facing disbarment in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Revenge.
(b) He's gay.
(c) He committed a crime.
(d) He's dying.

4. Who sends his regards, according to Roy's visitor in Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Julius.
(b) James.
(c) Chaim.
(d) Michael.

5. What does Joe say it's like when he sees someone he wants in Act 2, Scene 9
(a) A coffin.
(b) A bullet.
(c) A sledgehammer.
(d) A nail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martin say it is the "end of" in Act 2, Scene 6?

2. What does Roy say he's proudest of in his life?

3. Where does Act 2, Scene 7 take place?

4. What year is it in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What time is it in Act 2, Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the political background that Kushner represents in Act 2, Scene 6? How does this represent the relationships in the play?

2. What is Act 3, Scene 2 split between? What is taking place at the beginning of this scene?

3. How does Harper's world relate to Roy's in Act 3?

4. How does Harper feel about where she is in Act 3, Scene 3?

5. What does Roy say his greatest pride is in Act 3, Scene 5? What is Joe's response?

6. Where is Harper in Act 3, Scene 3?

7. How does Joe's sense of ethics come to the forefront in Act 2, Scene 6?

8. What is the third omen of the coming of the Angel in Act 3?

9. How is Joe's relationship to heritage like that of Louis' in Act 2, Scene 8?

10. How does Joe respond to Roy's unwarranted advances in Act 3, Scene 5? Who arrives after Joe leaves?

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