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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 Harper say she'll nurse her baby with in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. What does Roy say he's proudest of in his life?

3. What does Harper say she'll live off of in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. What did the first ancestor who visits Prior die of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe respond to Roy's unwarranted advances in Act 3, Scene 5? Who arrives after Joe leaves?

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

3. What is the political background that Kushner represents in Act 2, Scene 6? How does this represent the relationships in the play?

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

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

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

7. How does Harper's world relate to Roy's in Act 3?

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

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

10. What is Roy's fate in the end of Act 3, Scene 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Prior Walter. What is the significance of Prior's ancestry in Millennium Approaches? How is this represented in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the fantasy world in which Harper frequently exists. Why is Harper addicted to valium? Who is Mr. Lies?

Essay Topic 3

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

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