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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) Obnubilation.
(b) Obstinance.
(c) Obsequience.
(d) Objectification.

2. What did Roberta II see in the water when she was going to take a bath?
(a) An orangutang.
(b) A rat.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A guinea pig.

3. In The Chairs, the old man says, "I wanted to cross the ____, and there were no more _____."
(a) Oceans.
(b) Alps.
(c) Pyrenees.
(d) Plains.

4. What is Grandfather Jack referred to as?
(a) Centagenet.
(b) Octagenet.
(c) Obstinate.
(d) Septagent.

5. How much time per day does the old man devote to working on his message in The Chairs?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Two hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Chairs, how old is the old woman?

2. What was it they used to call the third arrival in The Chairs?

3. The old man in The Chairs states, "talk about the dignity of man! At least let's try to save face. Dignity is only ______."

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

5. In The Chairs, what can be heard approaching in the distance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the orator say when he arrives?

5. How does Roberta II seduce Jack?

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

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

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

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

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

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