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

2. How many does the old man tell the colonel he killed at war in The Chairs?

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

4. In Jack, or The Submission, who continuously asks, "do you want my advice?"

5. What gift does the third guest (and her husband) bring to the old woman in The Chairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the absurdism of Grandmother and Grandfather Jack.

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

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

6. How does the action rise in The Chairs?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare the settings of The Bald Soprano and The Chairs. How are they similar? How are they different? What symbols or motifs exist in each?

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's overall message in these plays? What does this have to do with Absurdism and Existentialism? What is Ionesco's philosophy on life and its meaning?

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