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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. Why does God tell Cain to raise children?
2. Back in the Sunday School class, what does a girl tell preacher Deshee that Adam and Eve did?
3. What is Cain's excuse for what he did to Abel?
4. What does God do with a cigar?
5. Who is the couple who comes to make fun of Noah?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the disagreement God and Noah have over the provisions for the ark?
2. What is the point of view for the plot to proceed?
3. What does Cain look like?
4. How does preacher Deshee describe God when the children want to know what he looks like?
5. How does Noah describe the condition of mankind on Earth?
6. Who does the girl say she is?
7. What does Adam seem to be very proud of?
8. What are the circumstances for Cain meeting his future wife?
9. What does the ark look like as it is built?
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,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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, Dramatic License in THE GREEN PASTURES. Include in your essay characters, locations, and time that are made up by Marc Connelly to put together his drama. In your essay evaluate the probable reasons for taking such liberties with the biblical accounts.
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