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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. Who is being observed by a cardboard cockroach in "Snails"?
2. Where is Mr. Sergeant Smith in scene "A" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
3. Where does Mr. Sergeant Smith say he's been posted in scene "C" of "Greeks (or the Slugs)"?
4. When was the Emancipation Proclamation enacted?
5. Aretha is told she has what in scene "C" of "Open House"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the cockroach represent in "Snails"?
2. What imagery and sounds are depicted in the opening of "Betting on the Dust Commander"?
3. What is the relationship like between the younger and older Smiths in "Greeks (or the Slugs)"? How does this relate to other plays in the collection?
4. In "An Equation for Black People Onstage," what does Parks urge the reader to reconsider?
5. What imagery opens the play "Open House"? What characters are present?
6. What does Parks relate about the contemporary theatre in "Elements of Style"?
7. What apparatus does the Naturalist describe in scene "B" of "Snails"?
8. What does Suzan-Lori Parks imply about African American youth in "Open House"?
9. What news does Molly relate in scene "A" of "Snails"? Who does Charlene describe in the scene?
10. What proposition does Lucius present in scene "B" of "Betting on the Dust Commander"? What did a woman at church criticize him for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the original production of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World." What successes has the play achieved? What criticism did the play meet and why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the staging, setting, and imagery in "Betting on the Dust Commander." In past productions of the work, how is the set and lighting described? What notes does the playwright give?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the themes, characters and actions in the short play "Third Kingdom." What is the setting of this play?
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