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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 type of stories does the Fire Chief tell?
(a) Tall tales.
(b) Fairy tales.
(c) True stories.
(d) Adventure stories.

2. What inconsistencies exist about Bobby Watson's demise?
(a) The date of his death.
(b) The time of his death.
(c) The cause of his death.
(d) The manner of his death.

3. How does Mr. Smith calm the agitated Mrs. Smith before the Martins arrive?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He recites poetry.
(c) He shakes her.
(d) He slaps her.

4. Before he leaves, what comment does the Fire Chief make that causes embarrassment to the other characters?
(a) She always wears her hair in the same style.
(b) A truly Cartesian quarter of an hour.
(c) The bald soprano?
(d) It ticks.

5. Who is at the door when Mr. Smith opens it?
(a) The Martins.
(b) No one.
(c) The Fire Chief.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Fire Chief, why can't he put out a fire at a naturalized citizen's house?

2. Why is the Fire Chief disappointed?

3. Whom does Mr. Martin claim is going crazy?

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

5. When did Mr. and Mrs. Smith attend Bobby Watson's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. Smith.

2. How does the Fire Chief settle the argument over the doorbell?

3. What satirical elements exist in the play?

4. Describe Mrs. Smith.

5. Describe the plot and the moral behind the story, "The Dog and the Cow."

6. How does Mr. Smith know the Fire Chief?

7. How is repetition used as a literary device?

8. What argument erupts over the doorbell?

9. How do the characters react to Mary's poem, "The Fire"?

10. How is the plot developed in the play?

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