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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, Devotees in the Garden of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person?
(a) Extirpation.
(b) Furlough.
(c) Parole.
(d) Suspension.

2. The chorus in the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World" suggest who should listen to the story of what happened, write it down and preserve it?
(a) The women.
(b) The youth.
(c) The elderly.
(d) The men.

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

4. Where was Suzan-Lori Parks born?
(a) Fort Knox, Kentucky.
(b) St. Louis, Missouri.
(c) Springfield, Illinois.
(d) Nashville, Tennessee.

5. In scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," what is Lily looking through?
(a) A wooden frame.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) A camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George bring out for Lily's inspection in scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

2. Who shows Blanca and Anglor through an apartment in scene "F" of "Open House"?

3. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage," Parks calls for African-Americans "to show the world and ourselves our beautiful and powerfully" what?

4. Who is worried about how to take care of the dresses of her two dolls in scene "B" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?

5. What was injured on Black Man when he escaped execution in "Panel I: Thou Holy Ghost" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?

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