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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. The Voice tells Prior in Act 2, Scene 5 that it is a messenger and not a what?

2. Act 1, Scene 5 is split between Louis at the grave and where?

3. What does Prior do at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What is the name of Louis and Prior's cat?

5. What is the last name of the "Ed" that Roy speaks of calling to get Joe the job in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolic about Louis' intimate interaction with the stranger in the park in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. What elements of Roy's character make him an antagonist in the play?

3. Compare the characters of Roy and Joe in Millennium Approaches with regard to politics.

4. How are Prior and Harper similar in the play? How is this shown in Act 1, Scene 7?

5. What is Prior's state in the beginning of Act 2?

6. What advice does Louis solicit from the rabbi in Act 1, Scene 5?

7. Why does Kushner use split scenes in Millennium Approaches? What effect does this have?

8. What does Prior say of Louis' behavior at the funeral in Act 1, Scene 4?

9. How does Louis and Prior's relationship and Joe and Harper's relationship mirror each other in Act 2?

10. Describe the marriage of Joe and Harper as established in Act 1, Scene 3. What is significant about Joe's nickname for Harper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the parallels of the relationship between Harper and Joe and that of Louis and Prior. How does Kushner illuminate those parallels?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of heritage and change in the play. How do these themes tie into each of the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss metaphor as it is used in Roy Cohn's speech to Henry in Act 1, Scene 9. How does Roy describe "labels" in this scene?

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