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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 name of the travel agent who appears to Harper in Act 1, Scene 3?
2. What does Joe ask Harper to do with him in Act 1, Scene 8?
3. Where does Harper tell the travel agent she wants to go in Act 1, Scene 3?
4. Act 1, Scene 5 is split between Louis at the grave and where?
5. What is Louis doing when Joe enters in Act 1, Scene 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What elements of Roy's character make him an antagonist in the play?
2. What does the title "In Vitro" mean in the play?
3. Compare the characters of Roy and Joe in Millennium Approaches with regard to politics.
4. Describe the relationship that Louis has with Judaism as shown in Act 1. How does the rabbi know Louis' grandmother?
5. Describe the marriage of Joe and Harper as established in Act 1, Scene 3. What is significant about Joe's nickname for Harper?
6. Why does Kushner use split scenes in Millennium Approaches? What effect does this have?
7. Who is Belize and what do he and Prior talk about in Act 2, Scene 5?
8. How does Louis and Prior's relationship and Joe and Harper's relationship mirror each other in Act 2?
9. Where is Harper found in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2? What does Joe say upon entering?
10. What takes place between Louis and the stranger in the park? Why does the stranger leave?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of American politics in Millennium Approaches. How are Kushner's political views evident in the play?
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
Describe the stylistic elements of Millennium Approaches. What is Kushner's greatest influence in his style of staging the play? What effect do these staging choices create?
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