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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Suzan-Lori Parks born?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1971.

2. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that form defines what, and vice versa?
(a) Content.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Genre.
(d) Reviews.

3. In scene "F" of "Snails," a Robber enters the apartment and steals what?
(a) A painting.
(b) A purse.
(c) A vase.
(d) The cockroach.

4. What word does Molly repeat on different occasions in scene "A" of "Snails"?
(a) "Thump."
(b) "Splat."
(c) "Bang."
(d) ""Ping."

5. What refers to the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events?
(a) History.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Library.
(d) Memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first of four short plays anthologized under the title "Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom"?

2. For what play did Parks receive the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

3. What term is used to refer to African American Vernacular English, asserting the independence of this from (standard) English?

4. What does Charlene complain the apartment is infested with in scene "C" of "Snails"?

5. What is Veronica's name in scene "F" of "Snails"?

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