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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Zuss and Nickles able to put on their masks again?
(a) They agree to finish the story they started.
(b) They agree to help Sarah.
(c) They agree to reverse everything that has happened.
(d) They agree to stay out of J.B.'s life.

2. What is the name of Sarah and J.B.'s son who is off at war?
(a) Mike.
(b) David.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Trevor.

3. What is Sarah arranging on the table when she and J.B. notice two drunk soldiers across the street?
(a) Place settings.
(b) Napkins.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Silverware.

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

5. Nickles says that the real reason for suffering is to learn that everything ends in what?
(a) Death and dirt.
(b) Death and pity.
(c) Death and emptiness.
(d) Death and sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nickles climbs up the ladder at the end of Scene 8 and calls God by his name in what language?

2. What word characterizes Zuss' and Nickles' thoughts about J.B.'s acting abilities?

3. J.B.'s song at the end of Scene 1represents what?

4. Where does Sarah believe that blessings come from?

5. Nickles complains that God has done what, tumbling a whole city down to blister one man's skin with agony?

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