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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. When does Noah recognize God?
2. What does Preacher Deshee say precipitated the argument between Cain and Abel?
3. How does Connelly describe the girl physically?
4. What is Eve wearing at her creation?
5. Why does God say he has been walking the earth?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is God told that the moon is melting?
2. Why do the people refuse to bury Flatfoot after Cain the Sixth stabs him?
3. How does preacher Deshee describe God when the children want to know what he looks like?
4. What is Eve like just after she is created?
5. Who does the girl say she is?
6. Where does God tell Cain to go?
7. What are the circumstances for Cain meeting his future wife?
8. Describe the activity of the girl sitting on a tree stump when God sees her.
9. How do the children see God in the play?
10. Why does Adam appear to be a bit puzzled when he is first seen?
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, 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 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic,The Use of Music in THE GREEN PASTURES. If possible listen to the music from a DVD of the movie made in 1936 during the Great Depression. Discuss the quality of the music, the choices of the songs, and the impact of the choir as a soundtrack for both the stage play and the movie.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, Settings in THE GREEN PASTURES. Explain the use of a black lodge meeting hall and a black nightclub as settings in the play. Explain how these sets define the experience of the black community in the early twentieth century.
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