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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. What refers to the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement?
(a) Education.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Commonality.
(d) Humor.

2. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage," Parks calls for African-Americans "to show the world and ourselves our beautiful and powerfully" what?
(a) "Creative minds."
(b) "Accurate wisdom."
(c) "Interesting culture."
(d) "Infinite variety."

3. Who speaks of developing an unusual friendship with a robber who repeatedly came to her house in scene "A" of "Snails"?
(a) Molly.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Mona.
(d) Veronica.

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

5. Where was Suzan-Lori Parks born?
(a) Nashville, Tennessee.
(b) Fort Knox, Kentucky.
(c) Springfield, Illinois.
(d) St. Louis, Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. In scene "F" of "Snails," a Robber enters the apartment and steals what?

2. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that the use of language involves what?

3. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage" Parks writes, "The bulk of relationships Black people are engaged in onstage is the relationship between the Black and the" what?

4. What man does Aretha tell to be patient in scene "A" of "Open House"?

5. What is Molly's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?

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