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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When J.B. makes a reference to Sarah's love of flowers, he is referring to what?

2. What color are the uniforms of the concession vendors?

3. Where is the story of Job found?

4. J.B. sings a song that says, "To be, become, and end are all _____."

5. When Zuss and Nickles put their masks on at the end of Scene 2, what do they recite?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the states of faith and fear represent the traditional state of mankind?

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

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

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

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

7. When the maids bring out the food, what do the children and J.B. say?

8. Who is Mr. Nickles?

9. What does Nickles think about Zuss' line, "His will, our peace?"

10. Why are Zuss and Nickles unable to put on their masks in Scene 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using specific examples to support your answer, answer the following question: What is the argument and circumstances that cause Zuss to lose his temper? What does Zuss' loss of temper have to do with Nickles' loss of temper?

Essay Topic 2

Using specific examples to support your answer, discuss how the different characters handle, and believe in, suffering. Compare and contrast at least three different characters.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the play to support your answer, explain what the allegory is that this play presents.

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