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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 is broken on the attire of Lucius in "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) His zipper.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His shoelace is broken.
(d) A button is missing.

2. What title of a play in the collection was derived from a phrase in a half-waking dream of the author's?
(a) "Pickling."
(b) "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World."
(c) "Devotees in the Garden of Love."
(d) "The America Play."

3. Who kisses Mr. Sergeant Smith's desk in scene "D" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) Duffy.
(b) Buffy.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Muffy.

4. What man does Aretha tell to be patient in scene "A" of "Open House"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Steven.
(c) Charles.
(d) Aurthur.

5. Who tells the others to line up and calls out "Land Ho!" in the ending of "Third Kingdom"?
(a) Shark-Seer.
(b) Over-Seer.
(c) Kin-Seer.
(d) Soul-Seer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Sergeant Smith in scene "A" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

2. Who describes how important it is for everyone in the family to have a clean, pressed appearance in scene "B" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

3. The speakers in "Third Kingdom" reveal aspects of their dreams, many of which refer to what?

4. When did the Thirteenth Amendment abolish slavery?

5. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage" Parks writes, "The bulk of relationships Black people are engaged in onstage is the relationship between the Black and the" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What news does Molly relate in scene "A" of "Snails"? Who does Charlene describe in the scene?

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

6. What does Parks relate about the contemporary theatre in "Elements of Style"?

7. What issues are discussed between Molly and Charlene in "C" of "Snails"?

8. How does the theme of assimilation manifest in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

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

10. What metaphors can be discerned by Mare's name in "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

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