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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros, Botard says, "Your rhinoceroses are a ____ of some washerwoman's imagination."
(a) Tea kettle.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Flower.
(d) Hallucination.

2. Who does Berenger say was right about the horns of the rhinoceroses in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Jean.
(b) Both of them.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Berenger.

3. What does Jean tell Berenger he's headed for in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Cirrhosis.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) Heart attack.

4. What color suit is Jean wearing in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Grey.

5. What didn't Jean recognize about Berenger in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His voice.
(c) His hair.
(d) His smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Botard?

2. Who does Mr. Papillon tell Daisy to call in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

3. Who does Mrs. Boeuf determine the rhinoceros is in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

4. What does Mrs. Boeuf ask for in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros upon her entrance?

5. What kind of integrity does Jean say "we have to get back to" in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Berenger's reaction to the first rhinoceros in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

2. What correlation does Ionesco make between capitalism and rhinoceroses in the play Rhinoceros?

3. What argument breaks out about the rhinoceroses in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

4. What happens at nine o'clock in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

5. What does the housewife break in Act 1 of Rhinoceros? What is the grocer's suggestion?

6. What is the reaction of the office of the unexpected visitor's news in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

7. What is Mr. Papillon's reaction to Mr. Boeuf's transformation?

8. Who is the old man who lives next to Jean? What does he tell Berenger in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

9. What is Berenger's argument against the rhinoceroses in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

10. Describe Jean and Berenger as they first appear in Act 1 of Rhinoceros.

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