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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 is the rabbi's name in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What time is it in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What is Louis doing when Joe enters in Act 1, Scene 6?

4. The rabbi refers to the deceased as the last of what in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Prior tells Harper that her husband is a what in Act 1, Scene 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Henry tell Roy in Act 1, Scene 9? What is Roy's response?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Prior's feelings about the approach of the Angel. What happens to him when the Voice speaks to him? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the fantasy world in which Harper frequently exists. Why is Harper addicted to valium? Who is Mr. Lies?

Essay Topic 3

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

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