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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "E - Spadework" of The America Play, Lucy finishes a game of naming what?
(a) Animals.
(b) State capitals.
(c) Countries.
(d) Presidents.

2. 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?
(a) Black Man was born.
(b) She was young.
(c) They got married.
(d) Black Man sat in his chair.

3. What is the name of Lucy's son in The America Play?
(a) Forest.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Granite.

4. Who ran the finishing school where George graduated in "Devotees in the Garden of Love?
(a) ThisOne.
(b) Madame Odelia Pandahr.
(c) ThatOne.
(d) Lily.

5. Who have been given items from the hope chest in scene "C" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
(a) George and Lily.
(b) Patty and George.
(c) Lily and Patty.
(d) The combatants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound concludes "Act One: Lincoln Act" of The America Play?

2. In "Panel V: In thuh Garden of Hoodoo It" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," what is Black Woman attempting to do?

3. 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"?

4. In "A - Big Bang" of The America Play, Lucy's son explains how his father came where?

5. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," Madame Odelia Pandahr states that the one word to describe the reason for the battle is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the objective of the Foundling Father relate to other protagonists in the collection?

2. How does Parks intertwine linear narrative and metaphor in The America Play?

3. What role does race play in "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

4. In what ways does Madame Odelia Pandahr build suspense in scene "D" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

5. What structural format does "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World" follow?

6. What is suggested about Miss Miss's mother (and African Americans in the past) by her descriptions in "Pickling"?

7. Discuss the use of archetypes in "Devotees in the Garden of Love." How does this affect the characters' actions?

8. What is described about Miss Miss's mother in "Pickling"?

9. What symbols of violence are central in "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?

10. What play does the Foundling Father introduce in The America Play, "B - Echo"? What takes place?

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