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The Chairs
Eugène Ionesco
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Part One: Beginning until end of story
Part Two: From end of man's story until the second guest
Part Three: From after second guest arrives until the room is filled
Part Four: From the Emperor's entrance until the end
Characters
Character List
Old Man
Old Woman
Orator
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Context
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Part One: Beginning until end of story
Part Two: From end of man's story until the second guest
Part Three: From after second guest arrives until the room is filled
Part Four: From the Emperor's entrance until the end
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Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
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Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
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of 5
What does the Old Man call his wife when he sobs in her lap?
Mamma
Orphan
Belle
Pappa
2
of 5
Why does the Old Woman praise the Old Man?
His intelligence
His storytelling
His imitations
All of the above
3
of 5
Whose departure does the Old Woman lament?
Her first husband
Her son
Her father
The Emperor
4
of 5
What theatrical role does the Orator metaphorically represent?
A playwright
An actor
A critic
An uncritical audience
5
of 5
What did the Old Man do when his mother was on her deathbed?
Cured her illness
Abandoned her
Sang to her
Sobbed in her lap
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