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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Nickles sell?
(a) Hats.
(b) Soda.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Popcorn.

2. The text of the play is written in what?
(a) Tetromic pentameter.
(b) Blank verse.
(c) Trochaic iameter.
(d) Choric verse.

3. Sarah says that you cannot take God's blessings as a gift, but that God is owed _______ in return.
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Obedience.
(c) Thanks.
(d) Something.

4. When J.B. and Sarah are arguing over whether God's blessings are earned or simply given, what happens to interrupt them?
(a) One child becomes sick.
(b) One child asks for the wishbone.
(c) One child asks Sarah to put him to bed.
(d) One child asks for a story.

5. The scene between the family shows the _____ between J.B. and Sarah about their beliefs.
(a) Tension.
(b) Closeness.
(c) Differences.
(d) Similarities.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Zuss, why does Job not have a right to question God?

2. Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss, in the Prologue, describe the stage as what?

3. J.B. sings a song that says, "To be, become, and end are all _____."

4. What kind of mask is Mr. Nickles supposed to wear?

5. How does Mr. Nickles describe Job's situation?

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