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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possession of Miss Miss' does she wonder what happened to in "Pickling"?
(a) Her ice-box.
(b) Her convertable.
(c) Her coffin.
(d) Her coat.

2. 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) Be a part of history.
(d) Do something important.

3. 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) Record it.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Run away.
(d) Repair it.

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

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

6. At what theatre was Abraham Lincoln shot?
(a) Ford's Theatre.
(b) The Broadway Theatre.
(c) The Chicago Theatre.
(d) Abbey's Theater

7. In "Act One: Lincoln Act" of The America Play, the Foundling Father refers to Abraham Lincoln as what?
(a) "The Wise Man."
(b) The Courageous Man."
(c) "The Great Man."
(d) The Tall Man."

8. 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?
(a) Daydreaming.
(b) Stream-of-consciousness.
(c) Abstract thinking.
(d) Fantasizing.

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

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

11. How many characters are in "Pickling"?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

12. What are the fighters battling for in scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) Fame.
(b) Settlement of an old grudge.
(c) George's love.
(d) The right to rule.

13. How are Charles' arms described in "Pickling"?
(a) Weak.
(b) Flabby.
(c) Taut.
(d) White.

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

15. 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 hands.
(b) His arms.
(c) His feet.
(d) His legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "D - Echo" of The America Play, what was the line that triggered the laughter that covered Booth's advancing on Lincoln?

2. What was the valley renamed in scene "D" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

3. What does Lucy's son suddenly do when a gunshot is heard in "A - Big Bang" of The America Play?

4. What does Lucy's son say his father taught him before he left in "A - Big Bang" of The America Play?

5. Abraham Lincoln was which in the number of American Presidents?

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