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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nickles want to do when he climbs down the ladder?
(a) Laugh at J.B. and his faith.
(b) Laugh at Sarah and her faith.
(c) Help J.B. understand what is occurring.
(d) Help Sarah understand what is occurring.

2. In the Prologue, man is compared to a wingless, sightless insect that does what?
(a) Gets squashed by the boot of someone larger.
(b) Slams itself into a windshield.
(c) Lands and gets run over by a car.
(d) Bangs itself against a window pane.

3. According to Mr. Zuss, why does Job not have a right to question God?
(a) Because he's only a man.
(b) Because God is the Creator.
(c) Because God is God.
(d) Because he wasn't worthy.

4. How many children do J.B. and Sarah have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

5. The soldier mentions doing the best they could for David, but says that they didn't have the right length of _________.
(a) Lumber.
(b) Shovel.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Nails.

6. How does Mr. Nickles describe Job's situation?
(a) Hideous.
(b) Eventful.
(c) Scary.
(d) Ridiculous.

7. How long does it take for J.B. and Sarah to call the police about their missing daughter?
(a) Nine hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Seven hours.
(d) Eight hours.

8. What does the First Messenger do when the Second Messenger tells J.B. and Sarah that their children are dead because of a drunk driver?
(a) Take notes.
(b) Snap pictures.
(c) Record with a video camera.
(d) Interview them for a news video.

9. J.B. sings a song that says, "To be, become, and end are all _____."
(a) Honorable.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Angelic.
(d) Natural.

10. How many maids wait near the table that J.B. and his family are sitting at?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

11. At the end of Scene 2, after Zuss and Nickles quote lines, the lights change and the audience is taken where?
(a) Back to the dining room table.
(b) To a funeral.
(c) To the scene of an accident.
(d) To a church.

12. Mr. Zuss says that evil is never ______.
(a) Pretty.
(b) Angelic.
(c) Restful.
(d) Calm.

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

14. 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.
(a) Colluding.
(b) Citing.
(c) Alluding.
(d) Sympathizing.

15. There are two traditional aspects of man's relationship with God as portrayed in the story. The first is ______ in God's love.
(a) Certainty.
(b) Joy.
(c) Belief.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Zuss and Nickles, J.B. is playing a role in deciding the argument between what two entities?

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

3. What book of the Old Testament are Zuss and Nickles basing their lines on at the end of Scene 2?

4. How many of J.B.'s children are in a car that is hit by a drunk driver?

5. Some people say that J.B. is lucky, but J.B. attributes his "luck" to what?

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