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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. Who is watching "Wild Kingdom" in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Chona.
(b) Verona.
(c) Mona.
(d) Charlene.

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

3. In "Elements of Style," Parks suggests that every playwright begin by asking why a story needs to be what?
(a) Told in detail.
(b) Shared with others.
(c) Expressed in the form of a play.
(d) Put on display.

4. In "Snail," scene "C," Molly announces her decision to not make a career out of what?
(a) Hopelessness.
(b) Blackmail.
(c) Being down and out.
(d) Begging.

5. In "Elements of Style," Parks incorporates diagrams illustrating how some of her works function as what?
(a) Postmodernist identities.
(b) Methodical melodramas.
(c) Grammatical symbols.
(d) Mathematical equations.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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