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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. The speakers in "Third Kingdom" recall being thrown off what?
(a) A bus.
(b) A baseball team.
(c) Their boat.
(d) Horses.

2. For what play did Parks receive the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) The Sinner's Place.
(b) Topdog/Underdog.
(c) In The Blood.
(d) Locomotive.

3. What is the first of four short plays anthologized under the title "Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom"?
(a) "Squirrels."
(b) "Serpents."
(c) "Snails."
(d) "Sasquatch."

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"?
(a) A "bird."
(b) A "fly."
(c) An "ant."
(d) A "spider."

5. The children in the beginning of "Open House" are worried about who will take care of what when Aretha is gone?
(a) Their dogs.
(b) Their dolls.
(c) The house.
(d) Their cats.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many speakers are featured in the short play "Third Kingdom"?

3. In "Elements of Style" Parks urges playwrights to find what in the lines of the characters?

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

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

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