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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events?
(a) Library.
(b) Memories.
(c) History.
(d) Fondness.

2. Who writes a letter to Mr. Sergeant Smith in scene "D" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Duffy.
(c) Muffy.
(d) Buffy.

3. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that the use of language involves what?
(a) Grammatical understanding.
(b) Emotional density.
(c) The entire body.
(d) The throat.

4. What refers to a musical tradition and style of music that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions?
(a) Gospel.
(b) Blues.
(c) Reggae.
(d) Jazz.

5. In what European country did Suzan-Lori Parks spend part of her childhood?
(a) Spain.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person?

2. Who prepares to extract Aretha's teeth in scene "D" of "Open House"?

3. Where does Mr. Sergeant Smith say he's been posted in scene "C" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

4. Lucius tells Mare in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander" that she doesn't pay attention to the little things, comparing them to what?

5. In "Elements of Style," Parks incorporates diagrams illustrating how some of her works function as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the characters and what do they reveal in the play "Third Kingdom"?

2. What does the cockroach represent in "Snails"?

3. What stylistic techniques does Parks describe using in her works in "Elements of Style"?

4. What does Suzan-Lori Parks imply about African American youth in "Open House"?

5. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage," what does Parks urge the reader to reconsider?

6. What does Lucius criticize Mare for doing improperly in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"? What is her criticism of him?

7. What apparatus does the Naturalist describe in scene "B" of "Snails"?

8. What imagery opens the play "Open House"? What characters are present?

9. What objectives do Mrs. Smith and Buffy reveal in scene "B" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

10. What proposition does Lucius present in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"? What did a woman at church criticize him for?

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