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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. How many addresses did Grandfather Jack have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. Who in Jack, or The Submission mostly just sings?
(a) Grandmother Jack.
(b) Father Robert.
(c) Grandfather Jack.
(d) Jacqueline.

3. What time does the old man say it is in the beginning of The Chairs?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

4. What does Mother Jack call Father Jack in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Husband.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Lover.
(d) Gaston.

5. Jack exclaims upon seeing Roberta's face that it's not enough--he wants one with what?
(a) Three mouths.
(b) Three heads.
(c) Three eyes.
(d) Three noses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Jack to roll his r's?

2. Jack's sister tells their mother that all roads lead to where?

3. What two roles must be played by the same actress in Jack, or The Submission?

4. What repeatedly sounds during the play The Chairs?

5. What expression does Jack blurt out in an aside after the entrance of Roberta?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What actually happens at the end of Jack, or The Submission?

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

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

6. Describe the differences of character development in The Chairs versus the other plays.

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

8. Describe the opening images of The Chairs.

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

10. How does Roberta II seduce Jack?

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