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

2. In her opening essays, what does Parks define as "the holding or having of something of one's own"?
(a) Ownership.
(b) Possession.
(c) Adoption.
(d) Belonging.

3. Who shows Blanca and Anglor through an apartment in scene "F" of "Open House"?
(a) Aretha.
(b) Molly.
(c) Charles.
(d) Miss Faith.

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) Put on display.
(c) Told in detail.
(d) Shared with others.

5. The speakers in "Third Kingdom" reveal aspects of their dreams, many of which refer to what?
(a) Secret obsessions.
(b) An other Self.
(c) Past failures.
(d) Their reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles speaks to Aretha about the importance of what in scene "E" of "Open House"?

2. Who is speaking in scene "D" of "Snails"?

3. Who works with Aretha on the calculations for how many slaves can fit in the bottom of a transport ship in scene "B" of "Open House"?

4. What is the speaker at the podium referred to as in scene "B" of "Snails"?

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

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