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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 the first of four short plays anthologized under the title "Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom"?
(a) "Serpents."
(b) "Squirrels."
(c) "Sasquatch."
(d) "Snails."

2. The speakers in "Third Kingdom" recall being thrown off what?
(a) A bus.
(b) Their boat.
(c) A baseball team.
(d) Horses.

3. The children in the beginning of "Open House" are worried about who will take care of what when Aretha is gone?
(a) Their cats.
(b) Their dogs.
(c) Their dolls.
(d) The house.

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

5. What does Mare urge Lucius to do in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) Stay home.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Mow the lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of flowers do Lucius and Mare discuss having gotten in scene "A" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

2. What is Mr. Sergeant Smith doing in scene "A" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

3. What does Lucius ask Mare to say at the end of scene "A" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

4. What word refers to that made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous?

5. Who works with Aretha on the calculations for how many slaves can fit in the bottom of a transport ship in scene "B" of "Open House"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are different styles of language juxtaposed in scene "B" of "Open House"?

2. What action takes place between Lucius and Mare in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

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

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

5. What imagined encounter does Aretha experience in "C" of "Open House"?

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

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

8. What image does Mr. Sergeant Smith project in scene "A" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

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

10. What metaphoric statement is made through repetition in "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

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