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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 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Charlene's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Vero.
(b) Mona.
(c) Chona.
(d) Cara.

2. What word does Molly repeat on different occasions in scene "A" of "Snails"?
(a) "Bang."
(b) "Thump."
(c) "Splat."
(d) ""Ping."

3. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?
(a) Veronica and Charlene.
(b) Molly and Veronica.
(c) Chona and Vero.
(d) Molly and Charlene.

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

5. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that form defines what, and vice versa?
(a) Content.
(b) Reviews.
(c) Genre.
(d) Emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what play did Parks receive the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

2. What is the first of four short plays anthologized under the title "Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom"?

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

4. What refers to a musical tradition and style of music that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions?

5. What does Charlene complain the apartment is infested with in scene "C" of "Snails"?

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