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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In The Chairs, what does the old woman offer the first arrival offstage?
(a) Milk.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Tea.

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

4. What is the third guest's husband's occupation in The Chairs?
(a) Painter.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Photo-engraver.

5. What does the old woman say her son accused them of killing in The Chairs?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Horses.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Chairs, the old man says, "I wanted to cross the ____, and there were no more _____."

2. What does Jack's father do to him early in Jack, or The Submission?

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

4. In The Chairs, the old woman says, "My husband's not really misanthropic, he just loves _____."

5. Who has the old man hired in The Chairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the absurdism of Grandmother and Grandfather Jack.

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

5. Describe the basic plot of Jack, or The Submission.

6. What is the reaction of the couple when the orator arrives in The Chairs? Describe him.

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

8. How do the words and actions connect in Jack, or The Submission?

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

10. What is the meaning of the end of Jack, or The Submission?

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