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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. Charles lived next door to whom in "Pickling"?
(a) The Sheriff.
(b) Miss Miss and her mother.
(c) The Pastor.
(d) The High School Principal.

2. In scene "C" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," who has been taking items from the hope chest?
(a) Patty.
(b) George.
(c) Lily.
(d) Madame Odelia Pandahr.

3. In "C - Archaeology" of The America Play, Lucy suggests that her son is hearing two sorts of echoes - of the sound connected with his father's life, and of what?
(a) His death.
(b) The words.
(c) The images.
(d) His ideas.

4. In scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," what is Lily looking through?
(a) A wooden frame.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) A camera.
(d) Sunglasses.

5. In "C - Archaeology" of The America Play, Lucy's son comments that the hole they're digging is, in fact, what?
(a) Their inheritance.
(b) Their curse.
(c) Their duty.
(d) Their salvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Panel V: In thuh Garden of Hoodoo It" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," what is Black Woman attempting to do?

2. When was "Pickling" first produced?

3. The Lesser Known's new profession had little success until he began to offer people the opportunity to do what?

4. Miss Miss describes in "Pickling" how attractive Charles looked in what?

5. In the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," how many floors do the characters say the man fell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lucy and Brazil doing in The America Play, "A - Big Bang"? Where are they?

2. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," how and what does Madame Odelia Pandahr describe?

3. How does the term "pickling" apply to the play "Pickling"?

4. What role does race play in "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

5. In what ways does Madame Odelia Pandahr build suspense in scene "D" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

6. What action takes place on stage as the Foundling Father gives his monologue in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?

7. What story does Brazil relate to the audience in The America Play, "A - Big Bang"?

8. What does the play on words of "Foundling Father" imply in The America Play?

9. What is Lucy's response when Brazil asks whether she hears his father in The America Play, "C - Archaeology"? What is his reply?

10. What is introduced in the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?

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