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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. Who gave Jack his first spankings in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Father Jack.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Father Robert.
(d) Mother Jack.

2. In The Chairs. who is the second guest who arrives?
(a) A Knight.
(b) A Colonel.
(c) A King.
(d) The President.

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

4. Jack's father exclaims, "I had the unfortunate idea of wishing for a son and not a _______!"
(a) Red balloon.
(b) Sweet daughter.
(c) Daffodil.
(d) Red poppy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the old woman, how many children did the old man and old woman have in The Chairs?

2. What did the old man's brother say he had, which led to their breaking apart in The Chairs?

3. What are the final sounds from in The Chairs?

4. How much time per day does the old man devote to working on his message in The Chairs?

5. In Jack, or The Submission, who continuously asks, "do you want my advice?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the opening scene of Jack, or The Submission.

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

3. How is the absurdism different in The Chairs than the other plays?

4. Describe the arrival of the emperor in The Chairs.

5. How does Roberta II seduce Jack?

6. Describe the basic plot of Jack, or The Submission.

7. What is the absurdist statement in The Chairs?

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

9. What does the orator say when he arrives?

10. What story does the old man tell the old woman in The Chairs? How does it end?

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