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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Chairs, what does the old woman offer the first arrival offstage?

2. All of the characters, except who, could wear masks in Jack, or The Submission?

3. From what is the bad smell, according to the old woman in The Chairs?

4. What city does the old man in The Chairs say collapsed?

5. What does the old woman begin to sell once the room is packed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the action rise in The Chairs?

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

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

8. Describe the absurdism of Grandmother and Grandfather Jack.

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

10. How does Roberta II seduce Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of the old man and the old woman in the play, The Chairs. In what ways do they differ? What are their similarities?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ending of the play Jack, or The Submission. What occurs and what is the symbolic meaning of this ending?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the title of the play, The Bald Soprano. Where does this line occur in the text? What is the significance of this?

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