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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "B - Echo" of The America Play, a character comments that he can no longer endure the difficulties of his family history falling apart, and vows to do what?
(a) Run away.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Record it.
(d) Repair it.

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

3. The hole in The America Play is described as an exact replica of what?
(a) "The Library of Congress."
(b) "Ford's Theatre."
(c) "The Oval Office."
(d) "The Great Hole of History."

4. When was "Pickling" first produced?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1985.

5. What was the valley renamed in scene "D" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) The Valley of Despair.
(b) The Valley of Hope.
(c) Loser's Valley.
(d) Miss George's Valley.

6. In the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," how many floors do the characters say the man fell?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 23.
(d) 17.

7. In scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," what is Lily looking through?
(a) A wooden frame.
(b) A camera.
(c) Binoculars.
(d) Sunglasses.

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

9. The Lesser Known's new profession had little success until he began to offer people the opportunity to do what?
(a) Reenact the assassination.
(b) Learn about "The Great Man."
(c) Do something important.
(d) Be a part of history.

10. Who ran the finishing school where George graduated in "Devotees in the Garden of Love?
(a) ThisOne.
(b) Madame Odelia Pandahr.
(c) Lily.
(d) ThatOne.

11. In "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," what name is used to refer to "the absolutely last living Negro man in the whole entire known world"?
(a) Albert Wilkins.
(b) Robert Jenkins.
(c) William Jackson.
(d) Gamble Major.

12. When does Miss Miss remember Charles coming by to eat in "Pickling"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

13. What word refers to an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a known parent or guardian?
(a) Bastard.
(b) Foundling.
(c) Loner.
(d) Orphan.

14. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," Madame Odelia Pandahr states that the one word to describe the reason for the battle is what?
(a) Devotion.
(b) Insults.
(c) Rage.
(d) Lust.

15. What is the short song which Miss Miss opens "Pickling" about?
(a) Driving a car.
(b) Walking a dog.
(c) Eating cake.
(d) Wiping a man's brow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a narrative technique wherein events are portrayed in chronological order?

2. In "A - Big Bang" of The America Play, Lucy's son claims that if they could just find what, they would know the truth?

3. Who assumed the American Presidency after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

4. What was injured on Black Man when he escaped execution in "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?

5. What does Lucy's son confess, weeping, in the end of "C - Archaeology" of The America Play?

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