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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. In "E - Spadework" of The America Play, Lucy finishes a game of naming what?
2. What possession of Miss Miss' does she wonder what happened to in "Pickling"?
3. What is a narrative technique wherein events are portrayed out of chronological order?
4. Who faces a forthcoming marriage in scene "A" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
5. In "Panel III: Thuh Lonesome 3Some" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," Black Man reveals that after he died he was cut down from the tree and let go, since he wasn't what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role does race play in "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
2. What is Lucy's response when Brazil asks whether she hears his father in The America Play, "C - Archaeology"? What is his reply?
3. Discuss the use of archetypes in "Devotees in the Garden of Love." How does this affect the characters' actions?
4. What is described about Miss Miss's mother in "Pickling"?
5. What play does the Foundling Father introduce in The America Play, "B - Echo"? What takes place?
6. What are Lily and George doing in the opening of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?
7. With what song and memories does Miss Miss open the play "Pickling"?
8. What central theme or moral statement emerges in the ending of "Pickling"?
9. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," how and what does Madame Odelia Pandahr describe?
10. What is introduced in the "Overture" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the themes, imagery, and symbolism in "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World." How does the symbolism reflect the theme of identity in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the origins, history, and stylistic elements of radio dramas and analyze the character of Miss Miss in "Pickling." How many characters comprise the cast?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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