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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. What does one of the characters call out to be taken off him in "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World"?

2. In "Panel II: First Chorus" of "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," what name is used to refer to "the absolutely last living Negro man in the whole entire known world"?

3. What can be seen as a metaphoric representation of the essentially empty, idealized image of Lincoln inhabited and clung to by the Foundling Father and shot by the would-be assassins in The American Play?

4. Who ran the finishing school where George graduated in "Devotees in the Garden of Love?

5. By what title does the Foundling Father refer to the impersonator of Abraham Lincoln in The America Play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Lily and George doing in the opening of "Devotees in the Garden of Love"?

3. In scene "B" of "Devotees in the Garden of Love," how and what does Madame Odelia Pandahr describe?

4. What is Lucy's response when Brazil asks whether she hears his father in The America Play, "C - Archaeology"? What is his reply?

5. With what song and memories does Miss Miss open the play "Pickling"?

6. What story does Brazil relate to the audience in The America Play, "A - Big Bang"?

7. What does the play on words of "Foundling Father" imply in The America Play?

8. What has happened to Black Man in "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," "Panel III: Thuh Lonesome 3Some"?

9. How does the term "pickling" apply to the play "Pickling"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the themes, characters and actions in the short play "Third Kingdom." What is the setting of this play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Sergeant Smith in "Greeks (or the Slugs)." What is the overall objective of each character? What actions are taken in the first two scenes?

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