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

2. When talking to one of the guests, the old woman takes on a different demeanor and laughs like what?

3. Jack's sister calls him a naughty what in Jack, or The Submission?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the words and actions connect in Jack, or The Submission?

4. How does the action rise in The Chairs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare each of the four plays in terms of theme. How do they connect as a collection thematically? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ending of the play, The Chairs. What happens in the ending? Why? What is the point of the orator's words or lack thereof?

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