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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," Madame Odelia Pandahr states that the one word to describe the reason for the battle is what?
(a) Lust.
(b) Insults.
(c) Rage.
(d) Devotion.

2. Who have been given items from the hope chest in scene "C" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) The combatants.
(b) George and Lily.
(c) Lily and Patty.
(d) Patty and George.

3. What can be seen as a metaphoric representation of the essentially empty, idealized image of Lincoln inhabited and clung to by the Foundling Father and shot by the would-be assassins in The American Play?
(a) The casket.
(b) The grave site.
(c) The bust of Lincoln.
(d) The headstone.

4. What is a narrative technique wherein events are portrayed in chronological order?
(a) Linear narrative.
(b) Expositive narrative.
(c) Nonlinear narrative.
(d) Modernist narrative.

5. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
(a) John Hinckley, Jr.
(b) John Wilkes Booth.
(c) Mark David Chapman.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

6. By what title does the Foundling Father refer to the impersonator of Abraham Lincoln in The America Play?
(a) "The Lesser Known."
(b) "The Second Coming."
(c) "Descendant."
(d) "Junior."

7. When was Abraham Lincoln born?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1797.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1800.

8. When does Miss Miss remember Charles coming by to eat in "Pickling"?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

9. In "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," Black Woman recalls how much has changed since when?
(a) Black Man was born.
(b) Black Man sat in his chair.
(c) She was young.
(d) They got married.

10. What was the name of the Lesser Known's wife in The America Play?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Wilma.
(d) Lucy.

11. Who ran the finishing school where George graduated in "Devotees in the Garden of Love?
(a) Madame Odelia Pandahr.
(b) Lily.
(c) ThisOne.
(d) ThatOne.

12. Abraham Lincoln was which in the number of American Presidents?
(a) 16th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 14th.

13. What does Lucy's son suddenly do when a gunshot is heard in "A - Big Bang" of The America Play?
(a) Jumps in the air.
(b) Hides behind a tree.
(c) Pretends to fall dead.
(d) Lays flat on the ground.

14. In "E - Spadework" of The America Play, Lucy finishes a game of naming what?
(a) State capitals.
(b) Presidents.
(c) Animals.
(d) Countries.

15. What did Miss Miss keep preserved of her mother's in "Pickling"?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her ears.
(c) Her gums.
(d) Her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Miss recall her mother doing with her hair in "Pickling"?

2. In "A - Big Bang" of The America Play, Lucy's son explains how his father came where?

3. In "B - Echo" of The America Play, the Foundling Father introduces a scene from what play?

4. What does Black Man want Black Woman to dig in "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?

5. In "Panel V: In thuh Garden of Hoodoo It" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," what is Black Woman attempting to do?

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