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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many speakers are featured in the short play "Third Kingdom"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

2. Who arrives looking for the person with the cockroach bites in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Molly.
(b) Chona.
(c) Veronica.
(d) Lutzky.

3. Who hums in the background in scene "C" of "Open House"?
(a) Blanca and Anglor.
(b) Charles and Blanca.
(c) Charles.
(d) Anglor.

4. Aretha is told she has what in scene "C" of "Open House"?
(a) "Entered."
(b) "Evolved."
(c) "Enjoyed."
(d) "Expired."

5. What does Lucius ask Mare to say at the end of scene "A" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) "Bless you."
(b) "Love you."
(c) Pick a winner."
(d) "Good luck."

6. What is Charlene's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Cara.
(b) Mona.
(c) Chona.
(d) Vero.

7. What does Lucius criticize Mare for not doing correctly in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) Mopping the floor.
(b) Washing the dishes.
(c) Baking bread.
(d) Wiping her tears.

8. What is the speaker at the podium referred to as in scene "B" of "Snails"?
(a) A policeman.
(b) The mayor.
(c) A Naturalist.
(d) An Optometrist.

9. In scene "A" of "Snails," Molly insistently asks Charlene where what are?
(a) The want ads.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Her dress.
(d) Family photographs.

10. What does Mr. Sergeant Smith refer to as a promotion in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) A "Distinction."
(b) A "Mark of superiority."
(c) An "Elevation."
(d) A "Bump up."

11. What "apparatus" used by scientists to disguise their presence so they can observe animals in their natural environment without being noticed is described in "B" of "Snails"?
(a) An "ant."
(b) A "fly."
(c) A "bird."
(d) A "spider."

12. Lucius describes being known for wearing the same of what every day in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) White boots.
(b) Bermuda shorts.
(c) Leather jacket.
(d) Cowboy hat.

13. What is shown onstage in the opening of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) People cheering.
(b) Slides of Lucius and Mare getting married.
(c) A preist.
(d) A wedding cake.

14. Who tells the others to line up and calls out "Land Ho!" in the ending of "Third Kingdom"?
(a) Soul-Seer.
(b) Shark-Seer.
(c) Over-Seer.
(d) Kin-Seer.

15. What is the name of the exterminator Charlene intends to call in "C" of "Snails"?
(a) Koritchev.
(b) Ovechkin.
(c) Borishnikov.
(d) Lutzky.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Elements of Style," Parks incorporates diagrams illustrating how some of her works function as what?

2. In what European country did Suzan-Lori Parks spend part of her childhood?

3. Where was Suzan-Lori Parks born?

4. Who is watching "Wild Kingdom" in scene "F" of "Snails"?

5. When did the Thirteenth Amendment abolish slavery?

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