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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 was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?
2. Who is practicing French in scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
3. Who assumed the American Presidency after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
4. 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?
5. By what title does the Foundling Father refer to the impersonator of Abraham Lincoln in The America Play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What action takes place on stage as the Foundling Father gives his monologue in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?
2. What role does race play in "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
3. How did the Lesser Known gain success in his impersonations, according to the Foundling Father in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?
4. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," how and what does Madame Odelia Pandahr describe?
5. Discuss the use of archetypes in "Devotees in the Garden of Love." How does this affect the characters' actions?
6. What is described about Miss Miss's mother in "Pickling"?
7. What is evoked in the gunshots in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?
8. How does the objective of the Foundling Father relate to other protagonists in the collection?
9. Whose death is announced in "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
10. What are Lucy and Brazil doing in The America Play, "A - Big Bang"? Where are they?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the characters of Mare and Lucius in "Betting on the Dust Commander" as well as the literary element of repetition. What is the purpose of repetition in drama?
Essay Topic 2
Define and analyze metaphor and symbolism in "Snails." What can the cockroach and Naturalist be seen as symbols of in society? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of transformation in "Third Kingdom," "Open House" and "Third Kingdom, Reprise." How do these plays relate to the theme of identity?
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