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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. Sarah says that you cannot take God's blessings as a gift, but that God is owed _______ in return.
(a) Thanks.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Something.
(d) Obedience.

2. The Messengers bring Sarah into the house, dirty and bruised. Where has she been?
(a) She was in a car accident.
(b) She was trapped under the wall of a collapsing building.
(c) She was beaten up by a gang member.
(d) She fell off a bridge.

3. Where does Sarah believe that blessings come from?
(a) Faith.
(b) Heaven.
(c) God.
(d) The Church.

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

5. At the beginning of Scene 2, what do Zuss and Nickles remove?
(a) Their belts.
(b) Their costumes.
(c) Their uniforms.
(d) Their masks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarah represents what side of belief in God?

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

3. Why do J.B. and Sarah wait to call the police?

4. What does Nickles want to do when he climbs down the ladder?

5. At the end of Scene 2, after Zuss and Nickles quote lines, the lights change and the audience is taken where?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Scene 2, what does Zuss wonder about J.B.'s acting?

2. Why does Nickles believe that J.B. has to suffer?

3. Sarah and J.B. are arguing over what subject at Thanksgiving?

4. How does Sarah suggest that she and J.B. see into the darkness on the other side of the door?

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

6. Why does J.B. tell Sarah not to ask each child if they thanked God?

7. What do the group of women and the young girl do when they first arrive on the stage?

8. What is the role of the First and Second Messenger?

9. What are Sarah and J.B.'s reactions to the death of David?

10. Why does Nickles say that J.B. would never be willing to take his life back?

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