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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 Prior say is in his urine in Act 1, Scene 8?

2. What does Prior say he can't do in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

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

4. Louis tells the nurse that the Walters go way back to the what in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What is the nickname Joe uses for Harper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Belize and what do he and Prior talk about in Act 2, Scene 5?

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

4. What conversation takes place between Louis and Emily in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What is Joe's response when Harper solicits him sexually in Act 1, Scene 5? Why?

6. Describe the character of Roy Cohn. What is his occupation? What is his office like?

7. What does Harper tell Joe to do in Act 2, Scene 2? How does this statement arise?

8. How does religion apply to the characters of Joe and Prior in Millennium Approaches?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Joe go walking in Central Park? What does this represent symbolically in Joe's world?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Prior 1 and Prior 2. What period of history are each of these characters from and why is this significant? Why do they come to visit Prior?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the fantasy world in which Harper frequently exists. Why is Harper addicted to valium? Who is Mr. Lies?

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