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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. "Pickling" is what genre of drama?
2. Miss Miss describes in "Pickling" how attractive Charles looked in what?
3. How are Charles' arms described in "Pickling"?
4. Who appears to ask for more contributions in scene "C" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
5. In "B - Echo" of The America Play, the Foundling Father introduces a scene from what play?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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"?
2. What are Lily and George doing in the opening of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
3. What allusion is implied in the arrival of the winner's head, presented to George on a platter in "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
4. What is suggested about Miss Miss's mother (and African Americans in the past) by her descriptions in "Pickling"?
5. What figures and characters are introduced by the Foundling Father in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?
6. What is evoked in the gunshots in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?
7. What central theme or moral statement emerges in the ending of "Pickling"?
8. How does Parks intertwine linear narrative and metaphor in The America Play?
9. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," how and what does Madame Odelia Pandahr describe?
10. What structural format does "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World" follow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss ways in which African Americans in the past were blinded to or denied their own cultural identity. How does Parks depict this as African Americans attempting to fulfill a role created by white culture in "Pickling"?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the original production of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World." What successes has the play achieved? What criticism did the play meet and why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the principle characters in "Snails." What are the objectives and characteristics of each character?
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