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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many meanings does an allegorical story have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. At the beginning of Scene 2, what do Zuss and Nickles remove?
(a) Their belts.
(b) Their uniforms.
(c) Their costumes.
(d) Their masks.

3. Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss, in the Prologue, say that the audience is what?
(a) Earth.
(b) At rest.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Angels.

4. How long is J.B.'s grace at the meal in Scene 1?
(a) Very brief.
(b) Of moderate length.
(c) Long enough.
(d) Long-winded.

5. After Sarah sings her song, the children ask J.B. to do what?
(a) Sing the same song.
(b) Play the piano.
(c) Sing a different song.
(d) Put the train together.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zuss and Nickles are arguing about the role of suffering in J.B.'s life, they are ______ to the story of Job in the Bible.

2. At the end of the Prologue, what holiday is J.B. shown at?

3. Allegory is a form of extended ______.

4. Mr. Zuss says that evil is never ______.

5. Nickles says that J.B. would play his role differently if he were what?

(see the answer key)

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