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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. To whom does the leader give the hedgehog in The Leader?

2. What does Dudard tell Berenger he doesn't have any of in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

3. What is the leader wearing, somehow, in The Leader?

4. Who does Daisy inform Berenger and Dudard has become a rhinoceros in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

5. Who does the leader embrace for a photograph, according to the Announcer in The Leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Daisy arrive with in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? How does Dudard react?

2. What does Berenger drink in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? What discussion takes place about this?

3. Who are the principle characters in The Leader?

4. How is Berenger different than the other characters in Rhinoceros?

5. Describe the appearance of the Leader in the end of The Leader.

6. What is the montage at the opening of The Future is in the Eggs?

7. What is the significance of Grandfather's death in The Future is in the Eggs?

8. What does Dudard tell Berenger about work in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? What is Berenger's reaction?

9. In what ways does The Leader resemble Rhinoceros? How are the plays different?

10. What does Roberta's father bring from the kitchen in The Future is in the Eggs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the stylistic elements of the Theater of the Absurd and how these are reflected in the three plays from Rhinoceros, and Other Plays.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the settings of Rhinoceros, The Leader, and The Future is in the Eggs. How do the settings of these plays compare? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Berenger and Jean in Rhinoceros. How are they different in appearance, ideals, and motivations? What similarities do they share?

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