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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. Who does the man in the park live with in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. What is embroidered on the shawl over the casket in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What is the title of Act 2?

4. What is the name of Louis and Prior's cat?

5. Louis tells the nurse that the Walters go way back to the what in Act 2, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Joe tell Roy about his marriage in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the marriage of Joe and Harper as established in Act 1, Scene 3. What is significant about Joe's nickname for Harper?

9. What does the title "In Vitro" mean in the play?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the sociopolitical atmosphere of New York in 1985. What is the American economy like during this time? How is this evident in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Louis' views of politics, discrimination and democracy as illuminated in Act 3. What is Belize's reaction to Louis in this scene?

Essay Topic 3

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

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