View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abraham Lincoln was which in the number of American Presidents?
(a) 16th.
(b) 17th.
(c) 14th.
(d) 18th.

2. By what title does the Foundling Father refer to the impersonator of Abraham Lincoln in The America Play?
(a) "The Lesser Known."
(b) "Junior."
(c) "The Second Coming."
(d) "Descendant."

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

4. Who faces a forthcoming marriage in scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) Lily.
(b) George.
(c) Patty.
(d) Madame Odelia Pandahr.

5. What is a narrative technique wherein events are portrayed out of chronological order?
(a) Linear narrative.
(b) Modernist narrative.
(c) Postmodern narrative.
(d) Nonlinear narrative.

6. In "A - Big Bang" of The America Play, Lucy's son explains how his father came where?
(a) Down South.
(b) Out West.
(c) Up North.
(d) Back East.

7. Who appears to ask for more contributions in scene "C" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) George.
(b) Madame Odelia Pandahr.
(c) Patty.
(d) Lily.

8. Charles lived next door to whom in "Pickling"?
(a) Miss Miss and her mother.
(b) The Pastor.
(c) The Sheriff.
(d) The High School Principal.

9. The implied occupation of the Lesser Known in the beginning of The America Play was what?
(a) Watchmaker.
(b) Goldsmith.
(c) Gravedigger.
(d) Butler.

10. In "E - Spadework" of The America Play, Lucy finishes a game of naming what?
(a) Countries.
(b) State capitals.
(c) Presidents.
(d) Animals.

11. What is the name of Lucy's son in The America Play?
(a) Forest.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Granite.
(d) Alexander.

12. When did Abraham Lincoln die?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1874.

13. Conversation amongst the characters in the chorus of "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World" refer to a time when?
(a) "Dinosaurs ruled."
(b) "Before Columbus."
(c) "Kings lived in castles."
(d) "Men were ignorant."

14. What are Lucy and her son watching on television in "G - The Great Beyond" of The America Play?
(a) "Slaves No More."
(b) "Sweet Freedom."
(c) "The Lincoln Act."
(d) "True Heroes."

15. What sound concludes "Act One: Lincoln Act" of The America Play?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) A scream.
(c) A door closing.
(d) Choking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possession of Miss Miss' does she wonder what happened to in "Pickling"?

2. The hole in The America Play is described as an exact replica of what?

3. When was Abraham Lincoln born?

4. What does the Foundling Father quote in "D - Echo" of The America Play" over recorded laughter and applause?

5. In "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," Black Woman recalls how much has changed since when?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 449 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample