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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. Whose story do Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss portray on the stage?
(a) Deborah's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Job's.
(d) Joseph's.

2. J.B. says that when he was a kid, the light of ______ was the light of God.
(a) The moon.
(b) Day.
(c) The sun.
(d) Evening.

3. When the writer uses words that begin with the same sound to get the attention of the reader, it is called what?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Dissonance.
(d) Consonance.

4. When the lights fade at the end of Scene 1, what shadows are left on the ceiling of the tent?
(a) The shadows of Mr. Zuss and Mr. Nickles.
(b) The shadows of death and destruction.
(c) The shadows of God and Satan.
(d) The shadows of the God-mask and Satan-mask.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Sarah sings her song, the children ask J.B. to do what?

2. In the story of Job, Satan bets God that if God were to curse Job, Job would do what?

3. Once Nickles and Zuss have their masks on, where do they quote lines from?

4. Before Zuss can shout out his faith in J.B.'s faith, Nickles asks him what question?

5. How long does it take for J.B. and Sarah to call the police about their missing daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you, as a reader, sum up the whole of Scene 10?

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

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

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

5. Why do Sarah and J.B. let the drunken soldiers into their home?

6. How does Scene 2 reinforce the idea that this play, and the biblical story, are allegories?

7. Why is Nickles complaining in the beginning of Scene 8?

8. When Nickles says that Zuss should look pleased because J.B. is playing the role Zuss wanted him to, what is Zuss' response?

9. Why, in Scene 7, is Nickles angry at J.B.'s experiences?

10. What do Zuss and Nickles become instruments of at the end of Scene 7?

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