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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Existentialism says that life is mainly full of what?
(a) Trials.
(b) Pain.
(c) Heartache.
(d) Suffering.

2. What color are the uniforms of the concession vendors?
(a) Grey.
(b) White.
(c) Orange.
(d) Black.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does existentialism say about God?

2. Sarah says that if they forget God, God will do what?

3. Where is the story of Job found?

4. Who says "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away," after all the children are dead?

5. When Mr. Zuss says that the world is a great place, what does Mr. Nickles say it is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the blossoms on Sarah's twig at the end of the play represent?

2. Why does J.B. want to know why he is being punished?

3. When Sarah returns to J.B., what does she tell him is the reason she left him?

4. Who is Mr. Zuss?

5. At the end of Scene 2, what do Zuss and Nickles do?

6. Who is Mr. Nickles?

7. What is the story of Job about?

8. How does Sarah compare J.B. and the children's views of blessings?

9. Why does Sarah protest J.B.'s thoughts that God doesn't punish without cause?

10. When Sarah suggests that there will be enough light to live by, and understand by, what is she suggesting about faith?

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