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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Betting on the Dust Commander.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is broken on the attire of Lucius in "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) His shoelace is broken.
(b) A button is missing.
(c) His zipper.
(d) His glasses.

2. Who does Lucius describe having criticized him for wearing the same clothes every day in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
(a) A woman at church.
(b) A woman at the gym.
(c) A woman at the track.
(d) Their next-door neighbor.

3. In "Elements of Style" Parks suggests that the use of language involves what?
(a) The entire body.
(b) Emotional density.
(c) Grammatical understanding.
(d) The throat.

4. When was the Emancipation Proclamation enacted?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1853.

5. At the end of scene "C" of "Betting on the Dust Commander," what does Lucius ask Mare to say?
(a) "Good luck."
(b) "I love you."
(c) "I'll miss you."
(d) "Bless you."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kisses Mr. Sergeant Smith's desk in scene "D" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

2. In scene "A" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)," Mr. Sergeant Smith uses a simile to describe hiding like what?

3. In scene "B" of "Open House," Aretha speaks of God looking down on whom?

4. What "apparatus" used by scientists to disguise their presence so they can observe animals in their natural environment without being noticed is described in "B" of "Snails"?

5. What does Lucius criticize Mare for not doing correctly in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?

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