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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 refers to the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events?
(a) History.
(b) Memories.
(c) Library.
(d) Fondness.

2. In what European country did Suzan-Lori Parks spend part of her childhood?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Spain.

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

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

5. What is the speaker at the podium referred to as in scene "B" of "Snails"?
(a) A policeman.
(b) An Optometrist.
(c) The mayor.
(d) A Naturalist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the exterminator Charlene intends to call in "C" of "Snails"?

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

4. What title of a play in the collection was derived from a phrase in a half-waking dream of the author's?

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

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