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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 comes to Roy in Act 3, Scene 5?

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

3. What does Prior pretend to be in Act 2, Scene 9?

4. What does Joe tell Roy in Act 3, Scene 5 about the job?

5. Who does Roy pair with Josef Stalin when talking about comrades in Act 2, Scene 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Roy say his greatest pride is in Act 3, Scene 5? What is Joe's response?

4. How is Hannah similar to the Angel in Act 2, Scene 10?

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

6. How does Harper's location relate to the Angel's in Act 3?

7. How does Joe respond to Roy's unwarranted advances in Act 3, Scene 5? Who arrives after Joe leaves?

8. How do Joe's ethics and politics conflict 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. What story does Joe tell Louis in Act 2, Scene 7? How does Louis respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of AIDS in Millennium Approaches. Which characters face AIDS as a major battle in their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Prior Walter. What is the significance of Prior's ancestry in Millennium Approaches? How is this represented in the play?

Essay Topic 3

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

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