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

Short Answer Questions

1. When God doesn't respond to Nickles' call at the end of Scene 8, he suggests that someone needs to appear. Who is it?

2. Scene 7 echoes the scene in the biblical story of Job, in which God points out that Job has done exactly as he _______.

3. After Zuss and Nickles put on their masks in Scene 7, what is the name of the character who speaks of Job's integrity?

4. Eliphaz says that choices are from where?

5. J.B. says he's tired of what when Nickles argues with him about the end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of costumes in the play? How do the costumes contribute to the characters and the message of the play? Use specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the play to support your answer, respond to the following question: What is ironic about Satan's argument that God needs to see people as people and not toys? How does this argument relate to the central theme of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Who, or what, are God-mask and Satan-mask and what do they represent? Use specific examples from the play to support your answer.

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