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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 two roles must be played by the same actress in Jack, or The Submission?

2. The old man says to Belle, "will you be my Isolde and let me be your _____?"

3. All of the characters, except who, could wear masks in Jack, or The Submission?

4. In The Chairs, how old is the old man?

5. What does Jack's father do to him early in Jack, or The Submission?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the opening images of The Chairs.

3. Describe the absurdism of Grandmother and Grandfather Jack.

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

5. What does the orator say when he arrives?

6. What story does the old man tell the old woman in The Chairs? How does it end?

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

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

9. Describe the arrival of the emperor in The Chairs.

10. How does Roberta II seduce Jack?

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 theme of submission and conformity in the play Jack, or The Submission. How does this theme manifest itself?

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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