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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarah represents what side of belief in God?
(a) Righteousness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Simple.
(d) Justice.

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

3. Who says "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away," after all the children are dead?
(a) Nickles.
(b) Zuss.
(c) Sarah.
(d) J.B.

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 asks for the wishbone.
(b) One child asks Sarah to put him to bed.
(c) One child becomes sick.
(d) One child asks for a story.

5. Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss, in the Prologue, describe the stage as what?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) In the sky.
(d) On the ground.

6. J.B. refers to the regularity of morning and spring to show that God can be what?
(a) Helpful.
(b) Benevolent.
(c) Counted upon.
(d) Friendly.

7. After coming down from their platform, how do Nickles and Zuss return to their platform?
(a) In handcuffs.
(b) Arm in arm.
(c) With their hands tied.
(d) With their feet tied.

8. This play, and the story of Job, are allegories for what?
(a) The human experience of suffering.
(b) The human experience in relation with God.
(c) The human experience of existentialism.
(d) The human experience and philosophy.

9. Where are Zuss and Nickles when Sarah and J.B. realize their son is dead?
(a) To the side of the scene.
(b) On an upper platform.
(c) Off stage.
(d) In the front row of the audience.

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

11. In the story of Job, Satan bets God that if God were to curse Job, Job would do what?
(a) Pray to Satan.
(b) Curse God.
(c) Praise Satan.
(d) Pray to God.

12. When Sarah and J.B. invite the soldiers into the house, where do they go to sit and talk?
(a) On the back porch.
(b) To the front porch.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In front of the fire.

13. Sarah sings a song to the children that wonders what?
(a) Where the sun goes when it goes down.
(b) Where wishes go once they are wished.
(c) Where the days go when they're over.
(d) Where prayers go when they are made.

14. Where is the story of Job found?
(a) In the Pentateuch.
(b) In the New Testament.
(c) In the Apocrapha.
(d) In the Old Testament.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss step onto the stage, who is Mr. Zuss going to play?

2. Sarah lives her life indulging in blaming rage and what?

3. There are two traditional aspects of man's relationship with God as portrayed in the story. The first is ______ in God's love.

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

5. How many meanings does an allegorical story have?

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