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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. How old does Roberta II say she was almost when she was born?

2. Who smacks Grandfather Jack in Jack, or The Submission?

3. Who says, in the beginning of Jack, or The Submission, "never would I have believed you capable of this. You were my greatest hope"?

4. In The Chairs, what does the old man call the old woman?

5. What is different about Roberta II than Roberta I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the orator say when he arrives?

2. What are Jack's first words? What leads up to this?

3. What does Jack say that makes his family celebrate him?

4. What happens to the character of The Chairs when their needs are met?

5. What story does the old man tell the old woman in The Chairs? How does it end?

6. Discuss the similarities and differences between The Chairs and the other plays.

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

8. How does Roberta II seduce Jack?

9. Describe the absurdism of Grandmother and Grandfather Jack.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss satire in The Bald Soprano. How does this apply to the language in the play? How was it originated?

Essay Topic 2

Explain symbolism and how it applies to the doorbell and clock in the play The Bald Soprano.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the title of the play, The Bald Soprano. Where does this line occur in the text? What is the significance of this?

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