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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. Existentialism is a philosophical movement of what century?

2. J.B. refers to the regularity of morning and spring to show that God can be what?

3. According to the allegory this play represents, human life is lived according to what?

4. Where is the Prologue set?

5. How many of J.B.'s children are in a car that is hit by a drunk driver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the group of women and the young girl do when they first arrive on the stage?

2. When J.B. prays to God for death, what is Sarah's response?

3. When Sarah returns to J.B., what does she tell him is the reason she left him?

4. What does Nickles' inability to find his mask represent?

5. What is Sarah holding in her hand when she returns to J.B., and why?

6. Why does Nickles believe that J.B. has to suffer?

7. Why does J.B. tell Sarah not to ask each child if they thanked God?

8. How is J.B. and Sarah's youngest daughter killed?

9. How does Sarah compare J.B. and the children's views of blessings?

10. What does Bildad say about J.B.'s claim of innocence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of costumes in the play? How do the costumes contribute to the characters and the message of the play? Use specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the play to support your answer, explain what the allegory is that this play presents.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Sarah leave J.B.? What does her departure represent? Cite specific examples from the play to support your answers.

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