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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. Who is practicing French in scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
2. Who speaks of Black Man's family history in "Panel IV: Second Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
3. In "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," Black Woman recalls how much has changed since when?
4. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?
5. At what theatre was Abraham Lincoln shot?
Short Essay Questions
1. With what song and memories does Miss Miss open the play "Pickling"?
2. 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"?
3. What is described about Miss Miss's mother in "Pickling"?
4. What play does the Foundling Father introduce in The America Play, "B - Echo"? What takes place?
5. What central theme or moral statement emerges in the ending of "Pickling"?
6. What conversation do Lucy and Brazil share of the Lesser Known in The America Play, "E - Spadework"?
7. How are linear and stream-of-consciousness narratives juxtaposed in "Pickling"?
8. 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"?
9. Whose death is announced in "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
10. What is suggested about Miss Miss's mother (and African Americans in the past) by her descriptions in "Pickling"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and analyze metaphor and symbolism in "Snails." What can the cockroach and Naturalist be seen as symbols of in society? Why?
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
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"?
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