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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 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aretha recalls a conversation with a slave-master named what in scene "D" of "Open House"?
(a) Charles.
(b) Roger.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Daniel.

2. Aretha is questioned about her marital status to whom in scene "C" of "Open House"?
(a) John Saxon.
(b) John Stevens.
(c) Charles Saxon.
(d) Steven Charles.

3. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage," Parks calls for African-Americans "to show the world and ourselves our beautiful and powerfully" what?
(a) "Creative minds."
(b) "Infinite variety."
(c) "Interesting culture."
(d) "Accurate wisdom."

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

5. When did the Thirteenth Amendment abolish slavery?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that form defines what, and vice versa?

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

3. For what play did Parks receive the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

4. 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"?

5. In "Elements of Style," Parks suggests that every playwright begin by asking why a story needs to be what?

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