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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mare urge Lucius to do in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Stay home.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Mow the lawn.

2. What is Charlene's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Chona.
(b) Cara.
(c) Vero.
(d) Mona.

3. When did the Thirteenth Amendment abolish slavery?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1867.

4. What horse does Lucius describe betting successfully on in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) Mad Monkey.
(b) Gravy Train.
(c) Banana Split.
(d) Dust Commander.

5. Aretha is questioned about her marital status to whom in scene "C" of "Open House"?
(a) Charles Saxon.
(b) Steven Charles.
(c) John Stevens.
(d) John Saxon.

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

7. What man does Aretha tell to be patient in scene "A" of "Open House"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Aurthur.
(c) Steven.
(d) Charles.

8. Who is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus in Greek mythology?
(a) Eros.
(b) Icarus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Abseus.

9. In "Elements of Style," Parks incorporates diagrams illustrating how some of her works function as what?
(a) Methodical melodramas.
(b) Grammatical symbols.
(c) Postmodernist identities.
(d) Mathematical equations.

10. When scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander" repeats itself, the flowers are different how?
(a) They are colorful.
(b) They are dead.
(c) They are gray.
(d) They are fresh.

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

12. The speakers in "Third Kingdom" reveal aspects of their dreams, many of which refer to what?
(a) Secret obsessions.
(b) Past failures.
(c) An other Self.
(d) Their reality.

13. Who speaks of developing an unusual friendship with a robber who repeatedly came to her house in scene "A" of "Snails"?
(a) Veronica.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Mona.
(d) Molly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who defied her boss' efforts to get her to speak properly in scene "A" of "Snails"?

2. What refers to the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement?

3. What refers to the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events?

4. Who works with Aretha on the calculations for how many slaves can fit in the bottom of a transport ship in scene "B" of "Open House"?

5. What word refers to that made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous?

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