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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. What does the old woman say you use a leaf of beef, an hour of flour, a little gastric sugar?
(a) Escargot.
(b) Venison l'ambret.
(c) Crepes de Chine.
(d) Boulabaise.

2. From what is the bad smell, according to the old woman in The Chairs?
(a) A dead person.
(b) A dead rat.
(c) Stagnant water.
(d) Mildewed towels.

3. In what business was Grandfather Jack in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) The grocery business.
(b) The Royal Navy.
(c) Secret service.
(d) The mail business.

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

5. What is different about Roberta II than Roberta I?
(a) She has three mouths.
(b) She has three eyes.
(c) She has three noses.
(d) She has three heads.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many addresses did Grandfather Jack have?

5. What did the old man's brother say he had, which led to their breaking apart in The Chairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Roberta's veil is lifted in Jack, or The Submission?

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

4. What story does the old man tell the old woman in The Chairs? How does it end?

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

6. Describe the arrival of the emperor in The Chairs.

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

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

9. What is Jack's reaction upon seeing Roberta II?

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

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