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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 sends his regards, according to Roy's visitor in Act 3, Scene 5?

2. How long did Louis and Prior live together?

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

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

5. What kind of IV is Prior hooked up to in Act 3, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Joe's confession to Harper in Act 2, Scene 9?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Describe the sociopolitical atmosphere of New York in 1985. What is the American economy like during this time? How is this evident in the play?

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