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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 title of a play in the collection was derived from a phrase in a half-waking dream of the author's?
(a) "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World."
(b) "Pickling."
(c) "Devotees in the Garden of Love."
(d) "The America Play."

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

3. To whom does Mr. Sergeant Smith address a letter in scene "C" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) Buffy.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Duffy.
(d) Muffy.

4. What term is used to refer to African American Vernacular English, asserting the independence of this from (standard) English?
(a) Blabonics.
(b) Ebonics.
(c) Nubonics.
(d) Jabonics.

5. Where is Lucius planning to go in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) A bar.
(b) The races.
(c) A casino.
(d) The movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person?

2. In scene "F" of "Snails," a Robber enters the apartment and steals what?

3. Who speaks of developing an unusual friendship with a robber who repeatedly came to her house in scene "A" of "Snails"?

4. In scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander," Mare complains that Lucius is always going where?

5. Where was Suzan-Lori Parks born?

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