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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people made it to shore in the longboat that Prior talks of in Act 1, Scene 8?

2. Whose funeral is taking place in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Act 2, Scene 1 takes place the third week of what month?

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

5. What is the nickname Joe uses for Harper?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Prior reveal his illness to Louis in Act 1, Scene 4? Why hasn't he revealed it before?

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

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

7. What is symbolic about Louis' intimate interaction with the stranger in the park in Act 2, Scene 4?

8. Describe the character of Roy Cohn. What is his occupation? What is his office like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of fantasy versus reality. How does this theme apply to the protagonists of Millennium Approaches? How does it apply to Roy?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Prior Walter. What is the significance of Prior's ancestry in Millennium Approaches? How is this represented in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Prior 1 and Prior 2. What period of history are each of these characters from and why is this significant? Why do they come to visit Prior?

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