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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 is in her lungs in Act 3, Scene 3?

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

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

4. What is the title of Act 3?

5. Why was Joe in the hospital in Act 3, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Harper in Act 3, Scene 3?

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

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

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

6. What philosophical and ethical themes are presented in the conversation between Joe and Louis in Act 2, Scene 7? How is this reflected in the play?

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

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

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

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

Describe the character of Roy Cohn and his real-life model. Who is Ethel Rosenberg? What is the significance of her character's appearance at the end of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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