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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. In "Elements of Style," Parks incorporates diagrams illustrating how some of her works function as what?
(a) Postmodernist identities.
(b) Grammatical symbols.
(c) Methodical melodramas.
(d) Mathematical equations.

2. What is the name of the exterminator Charlene intends to call in "C" of "Snails"?
(a) Lutzky.
(b) Ovechkin.
(c) Koritchev.
(d) Borishnikov.

3. What does Mrs. Smith ask her children if they'd like in scene "D" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
(a) A dog.
(b) A sister.
(c) A brother.
(d) A cat.

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

5. For what play did Parks receive the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) In The Blood.
(b) Topdog/Underdog.
(c) Locomotive.
(d) The Sinner's Place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aretha urge to smile in scene "A" of "Open House"?

2. How many children do the Smiths have in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

3. What is Molly's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?

4. In scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander," Lucius tells Mare that his favorite horse is always what?

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. Who does the Naturalist describe as needing help in scene "D" of "Snails"?

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

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

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

5. What is the central premise of the essay "Possession"? What play was inspired by a dream?

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

7. For what subjects and themes is Suzan-Lori Parks well-known?

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

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

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

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