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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 "An Equation for Black People Onstage" Parks writes, "The bulk of relationships Black people are engaged in onstage is the relationship between the Black and the" what?
(a) "Female other."
(b) "White lifestyle."
(c) "White perspective."
(d) "White other."

2. What term is used to refer to African American Vernacular English, asserting the independence of this from (standard) English?
(a) Ebonics.
(b) Jabonics.
(c) Nubonics.
(d) Blabonics.

3. What refers to the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement?
(a) Education.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Humor.
(d) Commonality.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives looking for the person with the cockroach bites in scene "F" of "Snails"?

2. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that the use of language involves what?

3. What refers to the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events?

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

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

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