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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Act 3, Scene 3 | Part 1: Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a prediction Harper makes about the coming of the Millennium?
(a) The Troubles will come
(b) The ozone layer will heal itself
(c) Christ will return to Earth
(d) A new harvest will grow

2. Where in his apartment is Prior at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) In the bath tub
(b) On the sofa
(c) On the floor
(d) In the bed

3. According to Prior, of what is Louis incapable?
(a) Loving
(b) Living
(c) Accepting responsibility
(d) Caring

4. What famous instigator does Louis Ironson claim his grandmother saw speak?
(a) Joe Hill
(b) Emma Goldman
(c) John Reed
(d) Leon Trotsky

5. In Act 1, Scene 9, who does Roy claim he can reach on the phone in five minutes?
(a) Nancy Reagan
(b) Alexander Haig
(c) Ronald Reagan
(d) Ed Meese

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Joe Pitt vote for in the last presidential election?

2. From where did the plague that killed Prior 2 originate?

3. What characteristic of Hannah's does Sister Ella Chapter like most?

4. What does Harper threaten to do if Joe walks out on her in Act 1, Scene 8?

5. How many bastards have crept into the Prior Walter bloodline, according to Prior 1?

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