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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jack's sister tells their father that Jack's behavior is the ______ of puberty.
(a) Obnubilation.
(b) Obstinance.
(c) Obsequience.
(d) Objectification.

2. What did Roberta II see in the water when she was going to take a bath?
(a) An orangutang.
(b) A rat.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A guinea pig.

3. In The Chairs, the old man says, "I wanted to cross the ____, and there were no more _____."
(a) Oceans.
(b) Alps.
(c) Pyrenees.
(d) Plains.

4. What is Grandfather Jack referred to as?
(a) Centagenet.
(b) Octagenet.
(c) Obstinate.
(d) Septagent.

5. How much time per day does the old man devote to working on his message in The Chairs?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Two hours.

6. In The Chairs, how old is the old woman?
(a) 76.
(b) 92.
(c) 88.
(d) 94.

7. What was it they used to call the third arrival in The Chairs?
(a) La Belle.
(b) Mademoiselle Marie.
(c) Julianne.
(d) Adriana.

8. The old man in The Chairs states, "talk about the dignity of man! At least let's try to save face. Dignity is only ______."
(a) A generality.
(b) A lack of brutality.
(c) Skin deep.
(d) A shallow pool.

9. What two roles must be played by the same actress in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Jack and Jacqueline.
(b) Father Robert and Mother Robert.
(c) Roberta I and Roberta II.
(d) Mother Jack and Father Jack.

10. In The Chairs, what can be heard approaching in the distance?
(a) A car.
(b) A boat.
(c) A train.
(d) A carriage.

11. When talking to one of the guests, the old woman takes on a different demeanor and laughs like what?
(a) A schoolgirl.
(b) A librarian.
(c) An old man.
(d) A prostitute.

12. In Jack, or The Submission, who continuously asks, "do you want my advice?"
(a) Grandmother Robert.
(b) Grandmother Jack.
(c) Mother Jack.
(d) Father Robert.

13. The old man tells guests, "in order to prevent the exploitation of man by man, we need _____".
(a) Strength.
(b) Power.
(c) Money.
(d) Time.

14. Jack's sister tells their mother that all roads lead to where?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

15. Who is one of the last guests to arrive in The Chairs, causing a blast of bright light?
(a) The Goddess.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The King.
(d) The Emperor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jack's sister refers to her father's "big hairy foot full of" what?

2. What does Jack say which causes his family to rush into his room with joy?

3. What does the old woman say you use a leaf of beef, an hour of flour, a little gastric sugar?

4. Where does the old man say his mother died in The Chairs?

5. What does the orator look like when he enters in The chairs?

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