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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Grandfather Jack referred to as?
(a) Obstinate.
(b) Septagent.
(c) Centagenet.
(d) Octagenet.

2. Jack's sister calls him a naughty what in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Man.
(b) Boy.
(c) Brother.
(d) Boyble.

3. Who says, in the beginning of Jack, or The Submission, "never would I have believed you capable of this. You were my greatest hope"?
(a) Mother Robert.
(b) Father Robert.
(c) Father Jack.
(d) Mother Jack.

4. What did the old man's brother say he had, which led to their breaking apart in The Chairs?
(a) A heart condition.
(b) A flea.
(c) A pain.
(d) A mother.

5. What does the orator look like when he enters in The chairs?
(a) A Bohemian gypsy.
(b) An ancient Greek philosopher.
(c) A magician.
(d) A 19th century painter or poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Chairs, what does the old man call the old woman?

2. What is the third guest's husband's occupation in The Chairs?

3. In The Chairs, what does the first guest look like?

4. What does Father Jack ask the Roberts if Roberta has?

5. What does Jack say which causes his family to rush into his room with joy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the absurdism of Grandmother and Grandfather Jack.

2. What happens when Roberta's veil is lifted in Jack, or The Submission?

3. What does Jack's sister tell him which leads to his eruption?

4. What leads to Roberta's entrance? Describe it.

5. In what way does the old woman's flattery contradict itself in The Chairs?

6. Discuss the use of language in Jack, or The Submission in relation to the other plays.

7. How does the action rise in The Chairs?

8. Describe the main characters' interaction with their first guest in The Chairs.

9. What does Jack say that makes his family celebrate him?

10. What is the meaning of the end of Jack, or The Submission?

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