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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 does the leader embrace for a photograph, according to the Announcer in The Leader?

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

3. What kind of news does Father-Jacques tell Jacques he has for him in The Future is in the Eggs?

4. What does Jacques's family keep piling onto him in The Future is in the Eggs?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Dudard tell Berenger about work in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? What is Berenger's reaction?

5. What is "montage" and how is it used in The Leader?

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

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

8. What is the setting of The Leader?

9. What discussion do Berenger and Dudard engage in in the beginning of Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Define the terms symbolism, motif, metaphor and simile and describe how each is used in Rhinoceros. Use examples from the text in your answer.

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