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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 Roberta make a sound like from the kitchen in The Future is in the Eggs?

2. Grandfather-Jacques insolently asks Jacqueline, "Who do you think you are, what about the cult of the ____?"

3. What does Beringer pour for himself in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

4. On what edge does the leader lean against, according to the Announcer in The Leader?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of The Leader?

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

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

4. Who are the principle characters in The Leader?

5. Who enters to explain the death of Grandfather in The Future is in the Eggs?

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

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

8. Describe some of the examples of symbolism in The Leader.

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

10. What do the family members represent symbolically in The Future is in the Eggs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the settings of Rhinoceros, The Leader, and The Future is in the Eggs. How do the settings of these plays compare? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of totalitarianism and blind following in the play The Leader. How does Ionesco express this theme?

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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