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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 city does the old man in The Chairs say collapsed?

2. What does Mother Jack do to Roberta when she enters?

3. What is Roberta wearing when she enters in Jack, or The Submission?

4. What gift does the third guest (and her husband) bring to the old woman in The Chairs?

5. What did the old man's brother say he had, which led to their breaking apart in The Chairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Once the guests stop arriving, what does the couple do in The Chairs?

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

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

6. What does the orator say when he arrives?

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

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

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

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

Discuss satire in The Bald Soprano. How does this apply to the language in the play? How was it originated?

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

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

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