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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. How does the young man respond when God asks his name?
2. What is the conversation like between Cain and the girl?
3. For whom did Cain mistake God?
4. Far away from God, what does Cain see?
5. What does the girl call God?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Adam seem to be very proud of?
2. Describe the activity of the girl sitting on a tree stump when God sees her.
3. Why do the people refuse to bury Flatfoot after Cain the Sixth stabs him?
4. What has Cain done as God comes down to Earth?
5. What does God say about Cain's actions?
6. Explain the setting for the play.
7. What does the ark look like as it is built?
8. What is God able to do with his cigar?
9. What is the point of view for the plot to proceed?
10. Where does God tell Cain to go?
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 Irony of THE GREEN PASTURES. Note that THE GREEN PASTURES was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama at a time in American history when the all black cast could not stay in a white hotel, eat in an upscale restaurant, and had to ride in the back of public transportation. Discuss the political irony of such a situation.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages as a critique of THE GREEN PASTURES. Discuss the points you feel are particularly good about the play as well as any parts you think are weak. End your essay with a recommendation for others to read or watch the film.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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