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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. What did Mother Jack teach Jack to do when he wanted to be stung as a child?

2. What is Roberta wearing when she enters in Jack, or The Submission?

3. Jack's father exclaims, "I had the unfortunate idea of wishing for a son and not a _______!"

4. What does Mother Jack do when the argument escalates in Jack, or The Submission?

5. In The Chairs. who is the second guest who arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the main characters' interaction with their first guest in The Chairs.

2. What leads to Roberta's entrance? Describe it.

3. What actually happens at the end of Jack, or The Submission?

4. What happens when Roberta's veil is lifted in Jack, or The Submission?

5. In what way does the old woman's flattery contradict itself in The Chairs?

6. Discuss the use of language in Jack, or The Submission in relation to the other plays.

7. How is the absurdism different in The Chairs than the other plays?

8. What is Jack's reaction upon seeing Roberta II?

9. Describe the differences of character development in The Chairs versus the other plays.

10. Once the guests stop arriving, what does the couple do in The Chairs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ending of the play Jack, or The Submission. What occurs and what is the symbolic meaning of this ending?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of the old man and the old woman in the play, The Chairs. In what ways do they differ? What are their similarities?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ending of the play, The Chairs. What happens in the ending? Why? What is the point of the orator's words or lack thereof?

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