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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. In The Chairs. who is the second guest who arrives?
(a) A Colonel.
(b) The President.
(c) A Knight.
(d) A King.

2. Where does the old man say his mother died in The Chairs?
(a) A horserace.
(b) A castle.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A ditch.

3. What does the old man repeatedly remind the old woman to drink in The Chairs?
(a) Her tea.
(b) Her wine.
(c) Her milk.
(d) Her water.

4. What does Roberta have two of?
(a) Mouths.
(b) Noses.
(c) Heads.
(d) Eyes.

5. Who taught Jack to roll his r's?
(a) Mother Jack.
(b) Roberta I.
(c) Father Jack.
(d) Father Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Jack his first spankings in Jack, or The Submission?

2. What word does Mother Jack say always makes her weep?

3. What do the old woman and old man claim his job to be in The Chairs?

4. How many years have the old man and old woman been married in The Chairs?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the opening scene of Jack, or The Submission.

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

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

4. What does Jack's sister tell him which leads to his eruption?

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

6. Describe the opening images of The Chairs.

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

8. What is the absurdist statement in The Chairs?

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

10. Describe the absurdism of Grandmother and Grandfather Jack.

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