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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. Miss Miss describes in "Pickling" how attractive Charles looked in what?
2. What does Lucy's son claim his father used to visit when he was back east in "A - Big Bang" of The America Play?
3. What are the names of the two combatants in scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
4. What refers to that characterized by a manner of writing in which a character's thoughts or perceptions are presented as occurring in random form, without regard for logical sequences?
5. Miss Miss describes in "Pickling" how Charles once did what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conversation do Lucy and Brazil share of the Lesser Known in The America Play, "E - Spadework"?
2. What action takes place on stage as the Foundling Father gives his monologue in The America Play, "Act One: Lincoln Act"?
3. What is described about Miss Miss's mother in "Pickling"?
4. 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"?
5. What does the play on words of "Foundling Father" imply in The America Play?
6. What figures and characters are introduced by the Foundling Father 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 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. In what ways does Madame Odelia Pandahr build suspense in scene "D" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
10. What role does race play in "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the themes, imagery, and symbolism in "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World." How does the symbolism reflect the theme of identity in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and describe the life and career of playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. When did Parks begin writing? What led her to the world of drama?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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