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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. Where does Harper tell the travel agent she wants to go in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Harper believes there's a man in their bedroom with what in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Who does Louis say sealed up cats in bricks in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What movie star does Prior imitate in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. What does Joe ask Harper to do with him in Act 1, Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Prior and Harper similar in the play? How is this shown in Act 1, Scene 7?

2. What does Joe want in Act 2 in regard to self destruction?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Louis and Prior's relationship and Joe and Harper's relationship mirror each other in Act 2?

9. How does religion apply to the characters of Joe and Prior in Millennium Approaches?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of heritage and change in the play. How do these themes tie into each of the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the parallels of the relationship between Harper and Joe and that of Louis and Prior. How does Kushner illuminate those parallels?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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