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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. Louis says what is the Jewish custom when burying someone in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

3. Louis says that a sharp what is as smart as a really dull two-year-old child?

4. Who does Louis say his grandmother saw speak in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. What does Joe say he prays for God to do to him in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Belize and what do he and Prior talk about in Act 2, Scene 5?

8. Why does Kushner use split scenes in Millennium Approaches? What effect does this have?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the meaning of the titles of each of the Acts in Millennium Approaches. What does each title symbolize in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Roy Cohn and his real-life model. Who is Ethel Rosenberg? What is the significance of her character's appearance at the end of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of Millennium Approaches. Why is the setting important to the play? How does the setting relate to the play's themes?

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