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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 Louis smell at the end of Act 3, Scene 2?

2. What does Harper say is in her lungs in Act 3, Scene 3?

3. Who does Harper call for in Act 2, Scene 9?

4. Who does the homeless woman ask if Hannah has read?

5. Who is sitting by Prior's bed when he awakens in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hannah get directions in Act 3, Scene 4?

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

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

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

5. How does Harper's location relate to the Angel's in Act 3?

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

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

8. What is the third omen of the coming of the Angel in Act 3?

9. What is Act 3, Scene 2 split between? What is taking place at the beginning of this scene?

10. Where is Prior in Act 3, Scene 1? Who is his first visitor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare the characters of Harper and Hannah in Millennium Approaches. What is common to these characters? What are their differences?

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