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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who worries that her father doesn't like her in scene "D" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) Buffy.
(b) Muffy.
(c) Duffy.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

2. Who kisses Mr. Sergeant Smith's desk in scene "D" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Duffy.
(c) Buffy.
(d) Muffy.

3. Aretha is told she has what in scene "C" of "Open House"?
(a) "Enjoyed."
(b) "Entered."
(c) "Expired."
(d) "Evolved."

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

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

6. Lucius tells Mare in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander" that she doesn't pay attention to the little things, comparing them to what?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Stars.
(c) Dust.
(d) Bugs.

7. How many children do the Smiths have in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

8. What is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression or presented in a spiritual or performance setting?
(a) Dance.
(b) Lunge.
(c) Spasm.
(d) Jitters.

9. 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)"?
(a) Mr. Sergeant Smith.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Muffy.
(d) Buffy.

10. What refers to the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events?
(a) Memories.
(b) History.
(c) Fondness.
(d) Library.

11. In scene "A" of "Snails," Molly insistently asks Charlene where what are?
(a) The want ads.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Her dress.
(d) Family photographs.

12. For what play did Parks receive the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) The Sinner's Place.
(b) Locomotive.
(c) In The Blood.
(d) Topdog/Underdog.

13. In "Snail," scene "C," Molly announces her decision to not make a career out of what?
(a) Hopelessness.
(b) Begging.
(c) Blackmail.
(d) Being down and out.

14. What refers to the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement?
(a) Commonality.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Education.
(d) Humor.

15. What term refers to a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person?
(a) Furlough.
(b) Extirpation.
(c) Parole.
(d) Suspension.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?

2. Who tells the others to line up and calls out "Land Ho!" in the ending of "Third Kingdom"?

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

4. When was the Emancipation Proclamation enacted?

5. In her opening essays, what does Parks define as "the holding or having of something of one's own"?

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