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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. Who is considered to have an inferiority complex in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

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

3. Why does Daisy come in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

4. What does Berenger say he thinks with in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

5. What are the first words Jacques says to his family in The Future is in the Eggs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of Grandfather's death in The Future is in the Eggs?

3. What does Roberta's father bring from the kitchen in The Future is in the Eggs?

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

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

6. What do the two families do once the "news" has been exposed in The Future is in the Eggs?

7. In what ways do Berenger and Dudard have opposing views about what do do about the situation in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

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

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

10. In what ways does The Leader resemble Rhinoceros? How are the plays different?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe Jean's transformation in Rhinoceros. What ideological changes does he undergo? What physical changes?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the characters of the play The Leader. What is noteworthy of the leader himself? What does each character represent metaphorically?

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