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

2. What is Jack's grandmother referred to as being in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Octogeneric.
(b) Obtuse.
(c) Septogeneric.
(d) Lady-like.

3. What do the stage directions indicate about the newspaper men who arrive in The Chairs?
(a) They are tall.
(b) They are elderly.
(c) They are fat.
(d) They are short.

4. How old does Roberta II say she was almost when she was born?
(a) 2.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. 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 lack of brutality.
(b) A generality.
(c) A shallow pool.
(d) Skin deep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grandfather Jack referred to as?

2. Who is one of the last guests to arrive in The Chairs, causing a blast of bright light?

3. What did Roberta II see in the water when she was going to take a bath?

4. What do the old man and old woman run out of in The Chairs?

5. What time does the old man say it is in the beginning of The Chairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the absurdist statement in The Chairs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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