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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage," Parks calls for African-Americans "to show the world and ourselves our beautiful and powerfully" what?

2. What is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression or presented in a spiritual or performance setting?

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

4. In "Elements of Style," Parks incorporates diagrams illustrating how some of her works function as what?

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

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