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

2. What does the homeless woman say the Kosciusko Bridge was named after in Act 3, Scene 4?

3. What does Roy say that he hates in Act 3, Scene 5?

4. What does Harper say she'll nurse her baby with in Act 3, Scene 3?

5. Who does Roy pair with Josef Stalin when talking about comrades in Act 2, Scene 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Joe tell Roy in Act 3, Scene 5? What is Roy's response?

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

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

5. How is Prior's relationship to heritage different than the other characters in Millennium Approaches?

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

7. How does Louis try to intellectualize his behavior in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

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

10. How does Harper feel about where she is in Act 3, Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss metaphor as it is used in Roy Cohn's speech to Henry in Act 1, Scene 9. How does Roy describe "labels" in this scene?

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

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?

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