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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) A tunnel.
(b) A mass grave.
(c) A rose garden.
(d) A hole of history.

2. In "B - Echo" of The America Play, a character comments that he can no longer endure the difficulties of his family history falling apart, and vows to do what?
(a) Record it.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Run away.
(d) Repair it.

3. What does Lucy's son confess, weeping, in the end of "C - Archaeology" of The America Play?
(a) He's glad his father is gone.
(b) He lied to his father.
(c) His father mistreated him.
(d) He misses his father.

4. 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) She was young.
(b) Black Man was born.
(c) They got married.
(d) Black Man sat in his chair.

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

6. In "Panel III: Thuh Lonesome 3Some" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," Black Man reveals that after he died he was cut down from the tree and let go, since he wasn't what?
(a) Breathing anymore.
(b) A fugitive.
(c) A threat.
(d) Needed anymore.

7. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?
(a) Betty Laura Lincoln.
(b) Emily Carolyn Lincoln.
(c) Susan Martha Lincoln.
(d) Mary Todd Lincoln.

8. Who is watching the battle in scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) Madame Odelia Pandahr.
(b) George and Madame Odelia Pandahr.
(c) Patty.
(d) George and Lily.

9. The Lesser Known left his family to pursue an occupation as what in The America Play?
(a) A musician.
(b) An Abraham Lincoln impersonator.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A railroad conductor.

10. In the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," the characters suggest that the black man moved his hands when the world was what?
(a) Flat.
(b) Colder.
(c) Unexplored.
(d) Ancient.

11. How are Lily and George related in "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) George and Lily are siblings.
(b) Lily is George's mother.
(c) George is Lily's father.
(d) George is Lily's mother.

12. What are the fighters battling for in scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) Fame.
(b) The right to rule.
(c) George's love.
(d) Settlement of an old grudge.

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) Lays flat on the ground.
(c) Pretends to fall dead.
(d) Hides behind a tree.

14. How are Charles' biceps described in "Pickling"?
(a) Flimsy.
(b) Average.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Ripped.

15. In "A - Big Bang" of The America Play, Lucy urges her son to keep digging, saying it's important to know the difference between "thuh real thing from thuh" what?
(a) Story.
(b) Lies.
(c) Echo.
(d) Fake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Foundling Father quote in "D - Echo" of The America Play" over recorded laughter and applause?

2. In "E - Spadework" of The America Play, Lucy finishes a game of naming what?

3. Where was the location of the theatre in which Abraham Lincoln was shot?

4. The Lesser Known's new profession had little success until he began to offer people the opportunity to do what?

5. What is ripped in two in the song by Miss Miss in "Pickling"?

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