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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. How old does Roberta II say she was almost when she was born?

2. What does Mother Jack call Father Jack in Jack, or The Submission?

3. Jack's father exclaims, "I had the unfortunate idea of wishing for a son and not a _______!"

4. In The Chairs, what does the old woman offer the first arrival offstage?

5. Who smacks Grandfather Jack in Jack, or The Submission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Jack's first words? What leads up to this?

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

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

4. How does the action rise in The Chairs?

5. How do the words and actions connect in Jack, or The Submission?

6. What actually happens at the end of Jack, or The Submission?

7. What is the reaction of the couple when the orator arrives in The Chairs? Describe him.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of The Lesson. Describe the major plot points and how the actions of the characters propel forward the play and build tension.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of the play The Chairs. Where is the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution? Define these in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ending of the play Jack, or The Submission. What occurs and what is the symbolic meaning of this ending?

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