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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. Before God works another trick for Moses to see, why does Moses stop him?

2. After God refuses the thunderbolts, what does Gabriel recommend?

3. What does God tell Gabriel he is thinking about?

4. Why does God approve of Noah's drinking during the time in the ark?

5. Who does God turn to next to save mankind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the cleaning women suppose about God and his austere office?

2. When God appears in the Babylonian court, what does he say?

3. Back in heaven, what is God pondering?

4. What is Moses doing when Abraham suggest he is the right one to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt?

5. What does Moses tell God is the best trick he has ever seen?

6. Why does God say he does not like Hosea?

7. When Noah tells Shem to let a dove loose, what does he say about his condition?

8. What does Moses say to Pharaoh just before the last trick is performed?

9. What does Ham discover when he throws the sounding line over the side of the ark?

10. Where is Moses and what is he doing when God comes looking for him?

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 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].

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, Costuming in THE GREEN PASTURES. Going from the Cherubs to the adult angels to the unnamed Archangel to Gabriel and, finally, to God, discuss how costuming makes clear the relative ranks of the individual characters.

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