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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Betting on the Dust Commander.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Veronica's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Chona.
(b) Verona.
(c) Charlotte..
(d) Mona.

2. How many speakers are featured in the short play "Third Kingdom"?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

3. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?
(a) Chona and Vero.
(b) Molly and Veronica.
(c) Molly and Charlene.
(d) Veronica and Charlene.

4. What does Lucius criticize Mare for not doing correctly in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) Wiping her tears.
(b) Washing the dishes.
(c) Mopping the floor.
(d) Baking bread.

5. In scene "A" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)," Mr. Sergeant Smith uses a simile to describe hiding like what?
(a) A snail.
(b) A snake.
(c) A frog.
(d) A turtle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is shown onstage in the opening of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

3. The children in the beginning of "Open House" are worried about who will take care of what when Aretha is gone?

4. What is the first of four short plays anthologized under the title "Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom"?

5. How many children do the Smiths have in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

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