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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Robert Jenkins.
(b) Gamble Major.
(c) Albert Wilkins.
(d) William Jackson.

3. What does Lucy's son suddenly do when a gunshot is heard in "A - Big Bang" of The America Play?
(a) Hides behind a tree.
(b) Lays flat on the ground.
(c) Pretends to fall dead.
(d) Jumps in the air.

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

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

6. What word, used by George in "Devotees in the Garden of Love" means profound dedication or consecration?
(a) Brotherhood.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Believer.
(d) Devotion.

7. What does Black Man want Black Woman to dig in "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
(a) A rose garden.
(b) A mass grave.
(c) A tunnel.
(d) A hole of history.

8. What word means to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority?
(a) Execute.
(b) Chastise.
(c) Persecute.
(d) Lynch.

9. Madame Odelia Pandahr speaks in the manner of what in scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) A judge.
(b) A news reporter.
(c) A sports announcer.
(d) A little girl.

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

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

12. In "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," Black Man tells Black Woman he's been accused of what?
(a) Arson.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Murder.
(d) Assault.

13. What does Miss Miss remember Charles coming by to eat in "Pickling"?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Beets.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Spinach.

14. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Robert E. Lee.
(b) John Hinckley, Jr.
(c) John Wilkes Booth.
(d) Mark David Chapman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "C - Archaeology" of The America Play, Lucy suggests that her son is hearing two sorts of echoes - of the sound connected with his father's life, and of what?

3. Who faces a forthcoming marriage in scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

4. What sound concludes "Act One: Lincoln Act" of The America Play?

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?

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