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

2. In scene "A" of "Snails," Molly insistently asks Charlene where what are?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Family photographs.
(c) The want ads.
(d) Her dress.

3. What is Molly's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Vero.
(b) Mona.
(c) Valerie.
(d) Chona.

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

5. What "apparatus" used by scientists to disguise their presence so they can observe animals in their natural environment without being noticed is described in "B" of "Snails"?
(a) A "bird."
(b) A "fly."
(c) A "spider."
(d) An "ant."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?

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

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

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

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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