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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Adam happy about as God approaches him?
(a) he likes having nothing to do.
(b) he likes his line of work.
(c) he enjoys picking cotton.
(d) he is thrilled to be a fisherman.

2. What is the setting for the opening scene of the play?
(a) a big reunion in Heaven.
(b) the creation of the Earth.
(c) a Southern African American church social.
(d) a Baptist Sunday School.

3. Who does the girl say she is?
(a) Adam's great-great granddaughter.
(b) Seth's great-great granddaughter.
(c) Cain's great-great granddaughter.
(d) Abel's great-great granddaughter.

4. How is the girl dressed?
(a) in flashy clothes.
(b) in a gingham dress.
(c) in work pants and shirt.
(d) as a showgirl.

5. What has Cain done to his brother?
(a) killed him with a rock.
(b) tied him up.
(c) painted his face.
(d) beat him up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the floor by God's desk?

2. What form do the next scenes in the play take?

3. What hangs on God's wall next to the window?

4. What does Preacher Deshee say precipitated the argument between Cain and Abel?

5. What are the cherubs doing at the fish fry?

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