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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 repeatedly sounds during the play The Chairs?

2. How much time per day does the old man devote to working on his message in The Chairs?

3. The old man in the Chairs claims, "all my enemies have been ____ and all my friends have betrayed me."

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

5. What does the old man repeatedly remind the old woman to drink in The Chairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the absurdist statement in The Chairs?

10. Describe the opening images of The Chairs.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the Smiths and the Martins in The Bald Soprano. How do these characters switch roles in the play? What is the meaning of this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of The Lesson. Describe the major plot points and how the actions of the characters propel forward the play and build tension.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of "chaos versus order" in the play The Lesson.

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