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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 the Announcer say the leader has done after "He's jumping" in The Leader?
2. Who is one of the leading personalities turned rhinoceros that Daisy mentions in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
3. What does Berenger tell Daisy in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
4. What does Girl-Friend suggest to Young Lover that they do upon their second entrance in The Leader?
5. What does Berenger say he thinks with in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the elements of Theater of the Absurd which are seen in The Leader?
2. Describe the appearance of the Leader in the end of The Leader.
3. What do the Young Lovers represent in The Leader?
4. What does Dudard tell Berenger about work in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? What is Berenger's reaction?
5. What discussion do Berenger and Dudard engage in in the beginning of Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
6. Describe some of the examples of symbolism in The Leader.
7. What does Jacques's family inform him of in The Future is in the Eggs? What is his reaction?
8. What is "montage" and how is it used in The Leader?
9. What news does Daisy arrive with in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? How does Dudard react?
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
Compare and contrast the characters of Berenger and Jean in Rhinoceros. How are they different in appearance, ideals, and motivations? What similarities do they share?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Ionesco's uses of foreshadowing in Rhinoceros. What examples of foreshadowing are included in the Logician's conversation? What is foreshadowed in Act 2?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the stylistic elements of the Theater of the Absurd and how these are reflected in the three plays from Rhinoceros, and Other Plays.
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