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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 does Mr. Lies tell Harper she's not in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. In Act 2, Scene 6, Martin say the Republican party will get the Senate back when?

3. What does Prior pretend to be in Act 2, Scene 9?

4. Where does Louis ask Joe to go in Act 3, Scene 7?

5. What do Prior's ancestors call him in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Joe tell Louis in Act 2, Scene 7? How does Louis respond?

2. How is Joe's relationship to heritage like that of Louis' in Act 2, Scene 8?

3. Who is Martin and what does he say in Act 2, Scene 6?

4. How does Joe's sense of ethics come to the forefront in Act 2, Scene 6?

5. What is Joe's emotional and physical state in Act 3, Scene 5?

6. Where is Joe and Louis' relationship at the end of the play? Who arrives at the end of the play?

7. How is Hannah similar to the Angel in Act 2, Scene 10?

8. What is the scene split between in Act 2, Scene 9? What takes place?

9. Who is the second visitor who appears to Prior in Act 3, Scene 1? What does he tell Prior?

10. What do the knives represent symbolically to Harper in Act 2, Scene 9?

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

Compare the political and religious ideals of Joe and Roy. How do these men differ regarding ethics? How is this expressed in the play?

Essay Topic 3

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

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