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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?
(a) A Doll's House.
(b) The Gladiator.
(c) Our American Cousin.
(d) Hedda Gabbler.

2. In "C - Archaeology" of The America Play, Lucy's son comments that the hole they're digging is, in fact, what?
(a) Their salvation.
(b) Their inheritance.
(c) Their curse.
(d) Their duty.

3. Who assumed the American Presidency after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Franklin Pierce.
(b) Andrew Johnson.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

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

5. What was a portable device used to execute criminals in communities where there was not a jail that could accommodate them?
(a) Traveling electric chair.
(b) Chariot of death.
(c) The grill and kill.
(d) The end of time machine.

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

7. Who is watching the battle in scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) George and Lily.
(b) Madame Odelia Pandahr.
(c) Patty.
(d) George and Madame Odelia Pandahr.

8. In the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," the characters refer to when the man who did what while falling?
(a) Turned into a bird.
(b) Sang.
(c) Vanished.
(d) Burst into flames.

9. In "Final Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," characters interject the comment that "the page" is both what?
(a) "Thrivin and jivin'."
(b) "Brewin' and stewin'."
(c) "Burnin" and "turnin'."
(d) "Plottin' and rottin'."

10. In "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," who announces the death of "the absolutely last living Negro man in the whole entire known world"?
(a) A broadcaster.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A young girl.
(d) A priest.

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

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

13. 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"?
(a) His arms.
(b) His hands.
(c) His legs.
(d) His feet.

14. 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) Gamble Major.
(c) William Jackson.
(d) Robert Jenkins.

15. 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) Insults.
(b) Devotion.
(c) Lust.
(d) Rage.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is ripped in two in the song by Miss Miss in "Pickling"?

3. What was the name of the Lesser Known's wife in The America Play?

4. How are Charles' arms described in "Pickling"?

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

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