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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. What does Mrs. Boeuf give to Mr. Papillon in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) A telegram.
(b) A ring.
(c) A doctor's excuse.
(d) A photograph.

2. What does the rhinoceros do in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Breaks through the window.
(b) Hits a car.
(c) Kills a cat.
(d) Destroys the stairs.

3. What does Jean say to Berenger in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?
(a) He's leaving the country.
(b) He's not feeling well.
(c) He's getting married.
(d) He's on holiday.

4. What does the notice read above the door upstage in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) L'entance.
(b) Episterie.
(c) Ecole.
(d) Chef du Service.

5. What does Jean say he doesn't believe in in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Religion.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Berenger doing when Jean shoves him in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

2. The Logician asks the housewife if what is spiteful in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

3. Berenger suggests to Jean in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros that maybe he has a touch of what?

4. Whose birthday was Berenger out celebrating the night before in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

5. Who does Berenger tell Jean he thinks Daisy is attracted to in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What about the rhinoceroses is discovered in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

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

4. Why does Mr. Papillon ask about Mr. Boeuf in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

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

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

7. How does Ionesco illuminate Berenger's drinking problem in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

8. What is the association between ethical morality and the rhinoceroses in Rhinoceros?

9. Describe the character of Mr. Papillon in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros.

10. What are Berenger's coworkers discussing from the newspaper in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

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