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

2. To whom does the leader give the hedgehog in The Leader?

3. What does Berenger have on his head in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

4. What does the audience do when the leader is announced in the distance in The Leader?

5. What kind of food does Dudard say he doesn't care for in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the setting for The Leader established as it is?

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

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

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

6. What is the setting of The Leader?

7. What do the Young Lovers represent in The Leader?

8. Where is Berenger in the beginning of Act 3 of Rhinoceros? What is his state of mind?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the peripheral characters in Rhinoceros (Grocer, Cafe Owner, Old Gentleman, Mrs. Boeuf, etc.). How does Ionesco distinguish these characters differently than Jean and Berenger?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of totalitarian/fascist/Nazi regimes as expressed in Rhinoceros. What symbolism does Ionesco use to illuminate this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of bourgeois life and bourgeois values in Rhinoceros. How do the characters represent this? How does Ionesco feel about bourgeois values based on the play?

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