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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is shown onstage in the opening of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) A preist.
(b) People cheering.
(c) Slides of Lucius and Mare getting married.
(d) A wedding cake.

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

3. How many speakers are featured in the short play "Third Kingdom"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

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

5. Who prepares to extract Aretha's teeth in scene "D" of "Open House"?
(a) Charles.
(b) Blanca.
(c) Miss Faith.
(d) Anglor.

6. In "Elements of Style" Parks urges playwrights to find what in the lines of the characters?
(a) Action.
(b) Passion.
(c) Reason.
(d) Humanity.

7. Who is speaking in scene "D" of "Snails"?
(a) The banker.
(b) The Naturalist.
(c) The priest.
(d) The policeman.

8. 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) Stars.
(b) Dust.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Bugs.

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

10. What is broken on the attire of Lucius in "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His zipper.
(c) A button is missing.
(d) His shoelace is broken.

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

12. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?
(a) Chona and Vero.
(b) Molly and Charlene.
(c) Molly and Veronica.
(d) Veronica and Charlene.

13. What word does Molly repeat on different occasions in scene "A" of "Snails"?
(a) "Thump."
(b) "Splat."
(c) ""Ping."
(d) "Bang."

14. In "Elements of Style," Parks suggests that every playwright begin by asking why a story needs to be what?
(a) Told in detail.
(b) Shared with others.
(c) Put on display.
(d) Expressed in the form of a play.

15. 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) "White lifestyle."
(d) "Female other."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is watching "Wild Kingdom" in scene "F" of "Snails"?

2. Who shows Blanca and Anglor through an apartment in scene "F" of "Open House"?

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

4. In scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander," Lucius tells Mare that his favorite horse is always what?

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

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