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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 arrives in Prior's room at the very end of the play?

2. What is Joe eating in Act 2, Scene 7?

3. What street is Hannah looking for in Act 3, Scene 4?

4. Where did Joe forget to meet Hannah in Act 3, Scene 4?

5. What month is it in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Joe call his mother in Act 2, Scene 8? What is her initial response?

4. How do Joe's ethics and politics conflict in Millennium Approaches?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Prior's feelings about the approach of the Angel. What happens to him when the Voice speaks to him? Why?

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

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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