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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Miss Miss keep preserved of her mother's in "Pickling"?
2. What was injured on Black Man when he escaped execution in "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
3. By what title does the Foundling Father refer to the impersonator of Abraham Lincoln in The America Play?
4. In scene "C" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," who has been taking items from the hope chest?
5. What are Lucy and her son watching on television in "G - The Great Beyond" of The America Play?
Short Essay Questions
1. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," how and what does Madame Odelia Pandahr describe?
2. What is evoked in the gunshots in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?
3. How does Parks intertwine linear narrative and metaphor in The America Play?
4. How does the objective of the Foundling Father relate to other protagonists in the collection?
5. What is introduced in the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
6. What central theme or moral statement emerges in the ending of "Pickling"?
7. How did the Lesser Known gain success in his impersonations, according to the Foundling Father in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?
8. How are linear and stream-of-consciousness narratives juxtaposed in "Pickling"?
9. What conversation do Black Man and Black Woman share in "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
10. Discuss the use of archetypes in "Devotees in the Garden of Love." How does this affect the characters' actions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the characters of Mare and Lucius in "Betting on the Dust Commander" as well as the literary element of repetition. What is the purpose of repetition in drama?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss postmodernism in literature and the role of the "other," and analyze how these terms apply to "An Equation for Black People Onstage" and the philosophies of Suzan-Lori Parks.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the dramatic structure of the Classical Greek theatre and historical references in "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World." Where and when did the traveling electric chair originate?
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