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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. When scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander" repeats itself, the flowers are different how?
(a) They are gray.
(b) They are fresh.
(c) They are colorful.
(d) They are dead.

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

3. Who is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus in Greek mythology?
(a) Eros.
(b) Abseus.
(c) Icarus.
(d) Odysseus.

4. In "Snail," scene "C," Molly announces her decision to not make a career out of what?
(a) Blackmail.
(b) Begging.
(c) Hopelessness.
(d) Being down and out.

5. What is Molly's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?
(a) Chona.
(b) Vero.
(c) Mona.
(d) Valerie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mare urge Lucius to do in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

3. To whom does Mr. Sergeant Smith address a letter in scene "C" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

4. What term is used to refer to African American Vernacular English, asserting the independence of this from (standard) English?

5. The children in the beginning of "Open House" are worried about who will take care of what when Aretha is gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the relationship like between the younger and older Smiths in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"? How does this relate to other plays in the collection?

7. What metaphor is central in the play "Open House"?

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

9. What imagery and sounds are depicted in the opening of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

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

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