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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. When was the last time the old man saw Jean in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

2. What does Jean say that doctors do in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

3. What does Jean say that Berenger reeks of in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

4. Where is the rhinoceros article in the newspaper?

5. How old is Botard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jean's demeanor transform in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

2. Whose presence startles Berenger in Act 1 of Rhinoceros? How does he react? Why?

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

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

5. Is Jean's transformation in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros a voluntary one? Why or why not?

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

7. How does Ionesco connect rhinoceros ideology to that of fascism in Rhinoceros?

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

9. What does Berenger note about Jean's appearance in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss satire as it applies to the three plays in the book. What is the definition of satire? How does Ionesco use it to make a philosophical point in these works?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the stylistic elements of the Theater of the Absurd and how these are reflected in the three plays from Rhinoceros, and Other Plays.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of logic and absurdity in Rhinoceros. Which of these two wins out in the end? Why?

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