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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 the girl do after she gets Cain's attention?
2. What can be seen inside the desk when it is open?
3. What is the conversation like between Cain and the girl?
4. When does Noah recognize God?
5. What do Cain the Sixth and the gambling men do at the ark?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the rude boy who comes to meet Zeba while God is talking to her?
2. What are the circumstances for Cain meeting his future wife?
3. What is unique about THE GREEN PASTURES for its day?
4. What has Cain done as God comes down to Earth?
5. Why is God told that the moon is melting?
6. What does Zeba remember when Cain the Sixth comes to poke fun at Noah and his ark?
7. Who does the girl say she is?
8. What does the ark look like as it is built?
9. What does preacher Deshee have to say about Cain?
10. What is Eve like just after she is created?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, The Genuine sense of Religion in THE GREEN PASTURES. Compare the religious sense a reader or audience member gets from THE GREEN PASTURES as opposed to some of the overblown biblical epics Hollywood has made in the past. What is the evidence within the play that suggests a deep religious faith?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, Black Heaven in THE GREEN PASTURES. Itemize the features of heaven as presented in the play and discuss them as being relevant to the black culture of their day. Contrast the idea of a community fish fry to the more conventional concept of walking on golden streets strumming a harp.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, The Position of Women in THE GREEN PASTURES. In your essay give examples [e.g., the cleaning women in God's office] to illustrate two points: (1) black women as inferior because of their ethnicity, and (2) black women subservient to black men [e.g., Mrs. Noah].
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