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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 Jacqueline put on Grandmother-Jacques's head when Grandfather-Jacques's painting is the focus in The Future is in the Eggs?
(a) A white veil.
(b) A hat.
(c) A black veil.
(d) Sunglasses.

2. What does the crowd shout throughout The Leader?
(a) We love you.
(b) Long live the leader.
(c) Long live the king.
(d) Hail to the chief.

3. What does Berenger say he is not, which Jean was in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
(a) A drinker.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A smoker.

4. What does Grandfather-Jacques begin to do when he steps downstage to Jacques in The Future is in the Eggs?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Sing.
(c) Cry.
(d) Dance.

5. Where does Dudard go when he leaves Berenger and Daisy in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
(a) To join the herd.
(b) To the police.
(c) To his apartment.
(d) To work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother-Jacques note that the eggs don't have in The Future is in the Eggs?

2. Who does Father-Robert say is always bleating about something in The Future is in the Eggs?

3. What does Berenger tell Dudard when he says, "This is the situation and there's nothing you can do about it"?

4. Who does Daisy inform Berenger and Dudard has become a rhinoceros in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

5. The Announcer says that they're giving the leader a box of what in The Leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the examples of symbolism in The Leader.

2. What does Jacques's family inform him of in The Future is in the Eggs? What is his reaction?

3. What news does Daisy arrive with in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? How does Dudard react?

4. Describe the appearance of the Leader in the end of The Leader.

5. What is Daisy representative of in society in the play Rhinoceros? How does this affect Berenger?

6. What do the families do to get the attention of Jacques and Roberta in The Future is in the Eggs?

7. Where do the women take Roberta in The Future is in the Eggs? What takes place there?

8. What are some of the elements of Theater of the Absurd which are seen in The Leader?

9. What is the montage at the opening of The Future is in the Eggs?

10. What actions does the Leader do offstage? How do we know?

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