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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that the use of language involves what?
(a) Emotional density.
(b) The entire body.
(c) The throat.
(d) Grammatical understanding.

2. Who is speaking in scene "D" of "Snails"?
(a) The priest.
(b) The policeman.
(c) The banker.
(d) The Naturalist.

3. The children in the beginning of "Open House" are worried about who will take care of what when Aretha is gone?
(a) Their cats.
(b) Their dogs.
(c) Their dolls.
(d) The house.

4. Who prepares to extract Aretha's teeth in scene "D" of "Open House"?
(a) Blanca.
(b) Miss Faith.
(c) Charles.
(d) Anglor.

5. What is Veronica's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Chona.
(b) Mona.
(c) Verona.
(d) Charlotte..

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. What term is used to refer to African American Vernacular English, asserting the independence of this from (standard) English?

4. When did the Thirteenth Amendment abolish slavery?

5. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage," Parks calls for African-Americans "to show the world and ourselves our beautiful and powerfully" what?

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