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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. What does Prior do at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What does Prior say is the reason he hasn't told Louis he's getting sick?

3. What does Joe tell Louis he's not in Act 1, Scene 6?

4. What kind of pills does Harper take?

5. Roy tells Joe in Act 2, Scene 4 that the most precious asset in life is to be a good what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What advice does Louis solicit from the rabbi in Act 1, Scene 5?

5. What does Prior's story of his ancestor's sinking ship symbolize in Millennium Approaches?

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

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

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

9. How does Harper feel about Joe's job offer in Act 1, Scene 5? How does Joe feel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of AIDS in Millennium Approaches. Which characters face AIDS as a major battle in their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Harper and Hannah in Millennium Approaches. What is common to these characters? What are their differences?

Essay Topic 3

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

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