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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 Zeba make up with Cain the Sixth?
2. What does God think about Cain and the girl?
3. What are the cherubs doing at the fish fry?
4. What does God have on His feet?
5. After talking awhile, where do Cain and the girl go?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the angels doing at the fish fry in heaven?
2. Describe Noah as his sons do the construction on the ark.
3. What does preacher Deshee have to say about Cain?
4. What does Cain say provoked him to kill Abel?
5. Describe the activity of the girl sitting on a tree stump when God sees her.
6. What is God able to do with his cigar?
7. Who is left in charge in heaven in God's absence?
8. What is the disagreement God and Noah have over the provisions for the ark?
9. What is unique about THE GREEN PASTURES for its day?
10. Describe God's office in heaven.
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, Gabriel and His Trumpet in THE GREEN PASTURES. First, explain the symbolic meaning of Gabriel's blowing his trumpet from a religious point of view. Point out the times in the play when God cautions Gabriel about playing his trumpet. Note that Gabriel is interested in the music, but also remains aware that is trumpet playing signals the end of mankind.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the topic, THE GREEN PASTURES as a Drama Ahead of Its Time. Points in your essay should include the Civil Rights situation of blacks in the 1920s, the fact that this was a Broadway play with an all black cast, and the reasons for the discrepancies between the play's Biblical concepts and what is actually found in the Bible.
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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