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

2. What is Jack's grandmother referred to as being in Jack, or The Submission?

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

4. What are the final sounds from in The Chairs?

5. Jack's sister tells their father that Jack's behavior is the ______ of puberty.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the main characters' interaction with their first guest in The Chairs.

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

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

4. What does Jack's sister tell him which leads to his eruption?

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

6. What does the orator say when he arrives?

7. How does the action rise in The Chairs?

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

9. Describe the arrival of the emperor 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

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 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

Discuss the plot structure of the play The Chairs. Where is the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution? Define these in your answer.

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