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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarah lives her life indulging in blaming rage and what?
(a) Faithful obedience.
(b) Fearful obedience.
(c) Fearless blessings.
(d) Fearful gratitude.

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) Bangs itself against a window pane.
(d) Lands and gets run over by a car.

3. Allegory is a form of extended ______.
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

4. How many of J.B.'s children are in a car that is hit by a drunk driver?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

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

6. J.B.'s song at the end of Scene 1represents what?
(a) The motive of the play.
(b) The theme of the play.
(c) The tone of the play.
(d) The mood of the play.

7. According to the allegory this play represents, human life is lived according to what?
(a) God's will.
(b) Man's will.
(c) God's pleasures.
(d) Man's pleasures.

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

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

10. What is J.B. and Sarah's daughter holding in her fist when she is found?
(a) A toy tea pot.
(b) A stuffed animal.
(c) A toy doll.
(d) A toy umbrella.

11. Existentialism says that the sum total of existence is what human beings _______.
(a) Complete.
(b) Feel.
(c) Experience.
(d) Live.

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

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

14. When Nickles and Zuss are saying their lines, who says God's first line?
(a) An audience member.
(b) Another actor.
(c) Nickles.
(d) A Distant Voice.

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

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. When the writer uses words that begin with the same sound to get the attention of the reader, it is called what?

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

4. What are Zuss and Nickles holding while they watch Sarah and J.B. realize their son is dead?

5. The lesson of the allegory that this play represents is that we can face whatever happens with acceptance and grace. Which character represents this viewpoint?

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