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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles speaks to Aretha about the importance of what in scene "E" of "Open House"?
(a) Foresight.
(b) Humor.
(c) Memory.
(d) Hindsight.

2. What does Mr. Sergeant Smith refer to as a promotion in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) A "Bump up."
(b) A "Mark of superiority."
(c) A "Distinction."
(d) An "Elevation."

3. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage" Parks writes, "The bulk of relationships Black people are engaged in onstage is the relationship between the Black and the" what?
(a) "White other."
(b) "White perspective."
(c) "Female other."
(d) "White lifestyle."

4. What did Miss Miss keep preserved of her mother's in "Pickling"?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her ears.
(d) Her gums.

5. What refers to that characterized by a manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, without regard for logical sequences?
(a) Abstract thinking.
(b) Stream-of-consciousness.
(c) Daydreaming.
(d) Fantasizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Suzan-Lori Parks born?

2. When scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander" repeats itself, the flowers are different how?

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

4. How are Charles' biceps described in "Pickling"?

5. When was Suzan-Lori Parks born?

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