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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 can be heard approaching in the distance?

2. What word does Mother Jack say always makes her weep?

3. Who calls Jack a "Kangareen" in Jack, or The Submission?

4. Jack's sister tells their mother that all roads lead to where?

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

3. Discuss the use of language in Jack, or The Submission in relation to the other plays.

4. What is the reaction of the couple when the orator arrives in The Chairs? Describe him.

5. Describe the opening images of The Chairs.

6. How does the action rise in The Chairs?

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

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

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

10. How is the absurdism different in The Chairs than the other plays?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of invisible versus real objects in the play The Lesson. What is the significance of each?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of the professor in The Lesson to the old man in The Chairs. What similarities do they share? What differences?

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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