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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sarah tells them that David's ______ are probably much dirtier than theirs.
(a) Feet.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Hair.
(d) Shoes.

3. When Mr. Zuss says that the world is a great place, what does Mr. Nickles say it is?
(a) A waste land.
(b) A garbage dump.
(c) A dung-heap.
(d) A trash pile.

4. Before Zuss can shout out his faith in J.B.'s faith, Nickles asks him what question?
(a) Why J.B. has to suffer.
(b) Why J.B. has to die.
(c) Why J.B. has to experience pain.
(d) Why J.B. has to have faith.

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

6. What book of the Old Testament are Zuss and Nickles basing their lines on at the end of Scene 2?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Job.
(c) Zachariah.
(d) Malichi.

7. Nickles says that J.B. would play his role differently if he were what?
(a) Homeless.
(b) Single.
(c) Poor.
(d) Childless.

8. In the story of Job, Satan bets God that if God were to curse Job, Job would do what?
(a) Curse God.
(b) Praise Satan.
(c) Pray to God.
(d) Pray to Satan.

9. Zuss wonders if J.B. knows that he is a(n) ______ in the story.
(a) Main character.
(b) Minor character.
(c) Player.
(d) Actor.

10. Sarah lives her life indulging in blaming rage and what?
(a) Faithful obedience.
(b) Fearful gratitude.
(c) Fearless blessings.
(d) Fearful obedience.

11. Existentialism is a philosophical movement of what century?
(a) Mid-twentieth.
(b) Mid-nineteenth.
(c) Mid-eighteenth.
(d) Mid-twenty-first.

12. What does Mr. Nickles sell?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Hats.
(c) Soda.
(d) Popcorn.

13. The second traditional aspect of man's relationship with God is fear of His _________.
(a) Retribution.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Power.

14. There are two traditional aspects of man's relationship with God as portrayed in the story. The first is ______ in God's love.
(a) Faith.
(b) Belief.
(c) Certainty.
(d) Joy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Zuss and Nickles are arguing about the role of suffering in J.B.'s life, they are ______ to the story of Job in the Bible.

3. J.B. represents what side of belief in God?

4. Where is the story of Job found?

5. When Mr. Zuss climbs the ladder, what kind of mask does he find?

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