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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. Who hums in the background in scene "C" of "Open House"?
(a) Blanca and Anglor.
(b) Anglor.
(c) Charles and Blanca.
(d) Charles.

2. In what European country did Suzan-Lori Parks spend part of her childhood?
(a) France.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

3. Who defied her boss' efforts to get her to speak properly in scene "A" of "Snails"?
(a) Charlene.
(b) Verona.
(c) Molly.
(d) Chona.

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

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) The house.
(c) Their cats.
(d) Their dolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Emancipation Proclamation enacted?

2. Who describes how important it is for everyone in the family to have a clean, pressed appearance in scene "B" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

3. When did the Thirteenth Amendment abolish slavery?

4. What horse does Lucius describe betting successfully on in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

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

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