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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. Like what does the snow of Harper's metaphysical Antarctica in Act 3, Scene 3 smell?

2. What is the one thing Prior begs Louis not to do in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What does Louis ask Emily to tell Prior when he wakes in the hospital?

4. Which of the following is not an ingredient Belize suspects was used in the production of the salve he brings to Prior in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. What is Prior Walter's response to the Angel at the end Of Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What offer does Roy Cohn make Joe Pitt in Act 1; Scene 2?

2. What information about Joe does Belize tell Louis in Act 4, Scene 3?

3. Describe the first meeting between Louis and Joe.

4. What do Prior and his two ancestral visitors in the beginning of Act 3 have in common besides a name?

5. What delusions become real for Harper in Act 3, Scene 3?

6. How does Hannah Pitt react to Joe's late night call to her?

7. What does Prior tell the Continental Principalities regarding human progress in Act 5, Scene 5?

8. What does Martin Heller say is the result of loading the federal courts with conservative judges?

9. How do Prior and Harper meet for the first time in the real world?

10. Describe Prior's appearance in Act 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Angels in America is a celebration of the essential commonality of all people. Write en essay on this theme, focusing on the beleaguered relationships that mature throughout the play. What do Hannah and Prior, Belize and Roy, and others discover about themselves and their supposed foils? Conclude the essay with a statement regarding Kushner's opinion of humanity.

Essay Topic 2

The New York of Tony Kushner's play is a city of interlocking relationships that connect everyone to everyone else. Write an essay about the convoluted ways that people find each other and affect each other's lives. Focus on the connection these people have to each other and what they become in each other's presence:

Part 1) Roy and Belize

Part 2) Louis and Joe

Part 3) Hannah and Prior

Essay Topic 3

Angels in America is a play about a world polluted by selfish acts and fear. In this diseased America, two figures emerge as healers and caretakers willing to sacrifice for others in need: Write an essay about these two characters.

Part 1) How does the character of Belize serve as a healing force in the darkest reaches of the play? Examine his relationships with Prior, Louis, and Roy Cohn to determine his beliefs regarding empathy and truth.

Part 2) How does the character of Hannah progress from a caricature to a fully developed and evolving person in the play? Who does she help over the course of Perestroika, and how does she defy the expectations of those around her?

Part 3) Write a summation regarding Hannah and Belize. What do these figures say about Kushner's sense of benevolence and truth in modern-day America?

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