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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 "Snail," scene "C," Molly announces her decision to not make a career out of what?
(a) Being down and out.
(b) Blackmail.
(c) Hopelessness.
(d) Begging.

2. For what play did Parks receive the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) In The Blood.
(b) Locomotive.
(c) Topdog/Underdog.
(d) The Sinner's Place.

3. What title of a play in the collection was derived from a phrase in a half-waking dream of the author's?
(a) "Pickling."
(b) "Devotees in the Garden of Love."
(c) "The America Play."
(d) "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World."

4. In scene "A" of "Snails," Molly insistently asks Charlene where what are?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) The want ads.
(c) Her dress.
(d) Family photographs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Molly repeat on different occasions in scene "A" of "Snails"?

2. Who prepares to extract Aretha's teeth in scene "D" of "Open House"?

3. What is Charlene's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?

4. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?

5. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that form defines what, and vice versa?

(see the answer key)

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