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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it when the clock strikes 17 times at the beginning of the play?
(a) Seven o'clock.
(b) Nine o'clock.
(c) Twelve o'clock.
(d) Seventeen o'clock.

2. What city do the Martin's have in common?
(a) Kent.
(b) Manchester.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

3. How does Mr. Smith claim to know the Fire Chief's mother?
(a) She was Mr. Smith's first wife.
(b) She courted Mr. Smith.
(c) They rode the train together.
(d) She was in the kitchen when it caught fire.

4. In the story, "The Headcold", who caught the cold?
(a) Marie.
(b) The priest's grandmother.
(c) The Fire Chief's brother-in law
(d) The fourth-class petty officer of the Royal Navy.

5. What inconsistencies exist about Mr. and Mrs. Watson's children?
(a) If they are really brother and sister.
(b) Whether any children actually exist.
(c) Their appearances.
(d) Their names.

6. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Headcold", what is the main subject of the story?
(a) Fires.
(b) The work of a famous doctor.
(c) The cure for the common cold.
(d) A listing of genealogies.

7. According to Mr. Martin, what is below the ceiling?
(a) The chair.
(b) The floor.
(c) Air.
(d) The lamp.

8. Why didn't Mrs. Smith bring the bottle of Australian Burgundy to the table?
(a) The bottle was empty.
(b) Mr. Smith wanted rum instead.
(c) It clashed with the tablecloth.
(d) She wanted to set a good example for the children.

9. According to the Fire Chief, why can't he put out a fire at a naturalized citizen's house?
(a) They don't have the right to have their fires put out.
(b) They cannot be insured.
(c) They drive on the wrong side of the road.
(d) They do not know how to make tea properly.

10. What information does Mr. Smith find missing from the paper?
(a) The time of the accident.
(b) The actions of the deceased.
(c) The time.
(d) The age of the newborn babies.

11. In the last scene, where does Mr. Smith wish to live?
(a) In his cabana among his cacao trees.
(b) In the south of France.
(c) Somewhere over the rainbow.
(d) In a treehouse in London park.

12. According to the Fire Chief, why did the young woman asphyxiate?
(a) She thought her gas was her comb.
(b) She sat for too long.
(c) She was waiting for someone to answer the door.
(d) She did not drink her tea.

13. According to Mrs. Smith, what must one look out of in real life?
(a) Rose tinted glasses.
(b) The window.
(c) Thin air.
(d) The door.

14. What advice does the Fire Chief give the Smiths after the doorbell discussion has ended?
(a) Pour the tea.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Kiss each other.
(d) Light another fire.

15. How does Mrs. Smith offer to help the Fire Chief?
(a) She offers to go search for a fire.
(b) She offers to pour the tea.
(c) She points out the door.
(d) She is willing to give him a kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Martin, when can one sit down in a chair?

2. What is unusual about the dialogue on the last page of the play?

3. Which character admits to reading poetry before a mirror?

4. Why does the Fire Chief refuse to visit the Vicar of Wakefield?

5. According to the Fire Chief, what is the reason for a ringing doorbell?

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