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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miss Miss describes in "Pickling" how attractive Charles looked in what?
(a) A towel.
(b) A muscle shirt.
(c) Swim trunks.
(d) A suit.

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

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

4. What does Lucy's son claim his father used to visit when he was back east in "A - Big Bang" of The America Play?
(a) The Supreme Court.
(b) New York City.
(c) The Great Battlefields.
(d) The original Great Hole of History.

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?
(a) Black Man was born.
(b) They got married.
(c) Black Man sat in his chair.
(d) She was young.

6. Who have been given items from the hope chest in scene "C" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) Lily and Patty.
(b) Patty and George.
(c) The combatants.
(d) George and Lily.

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

8. The chorus in the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World" suggest who should listen to the story of what happened, write it down and preserve it?
(a) The elderly.
(b) The women.
(c) The youth.
(d) The men.

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

10. Lucy's son claims in "A - Big Bang" of The America Play that his father was a natural what?
(a) Talker.
(b) Thinker.
(c) Digger.
(d) Writer.

11. In "Panel III: Thuh Lonesome 3Some" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," Black Man reveals that after he died he was cut down from the tree and let go, since he wasn't what?
(a) Breathing anymore.
(b) A fugitive.
(c) Needed anymore.
(d) A threat.

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

13. How are Lily and George related in "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) George is Lily's father.
(b) George and Lily are siblings.
(c) George is Lily's mother.
(d) Lily is George's mother.

14. 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) 23.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is practicing French in scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

3. What word, used by George in "Devotees in the Garden of Love" means profound dedication or consecration?

4. What refers to that characterized by a manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, without regard for logical sequences?

5. 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?

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