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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, The America Play, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," what name is used to refer to "the absolutely last living Negro man in the whole entire known world"?
(a) Gamble Major.
(b) Robert Jenkins.
(c) Albert Wilkins.
(d) William Jackson.

2. Who assumed the American Presidency after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Franklin Pierce.
(d) James Buchanan.

3. Aretha is told she has what in scene "C" of "Open House"?
(a) "Entered."
(b) "Expired."
(c) "Evolved."
(d) "Enjoyed."

4. What is shown onstage in the opening of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) People cheering.
(b) A preist.
(c) Slides of Lucius and Mare getting married.
(d) A wedding cake.

5. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
(a) John Wilkes Booth.
(b) John Hinckley, Jr.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Mark David Chapman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to that characterized by a manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, without regard for logical sequences?

2. In her opening essays, what does Parks define as "the holding or having of something of one's own"?

3. The implied occupation of the Lesser Known in the beginning of The America Play was what?

4. What does Mr. Sergeant Smith refer to as a promotion in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

5. Who writes a letter to Mr. Sergeant Smith in scene "D" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

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