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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Martins' daughter in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Alice.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Whitney.
(d) Sarah.

2. Where would the professor just as soon live in The Lesson?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

3. Who died three years ago, according to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Bobby Watson.
(b) The Danbury boy.
(c) Mrs. Wilson.
(d) Sarah Jane Winslow.

4. What season is it in The Lesson?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

5. What question does the student answer wrong in her beginnings with the professor?
(a) Four minus three.
(b) Six minus one.
(c) Four plus one.
(d) Four minus one.

6. The professor states in The Lesson, "every tongue is at bottom nothing but _____."
(a) Disruption.
(b) Latin.
(c) Language.
(d) Geography.

7. What does the professor say the pupil has a tendency to always do when doing arithmetic?
(a) Add.
(b) Divide.
(c) Multiply.
(d) Subtract.

8. Who is seated on stage at the opening of The Bald Soprano?
(a) The Kinsmen.
(b) The Warrens.
(c) The Martins.
(d) The Smiths.

9. What does the maid urge the professor to remain in the beginning of The Lesson?
(a) Centered.
(b) Resilient.
(c) Calm.
(d) Focused.

10. What story does Mrs. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Bouquet."
(b) "The Snake and the Fox."
(c) "The Mad Hatter."
(d) "The Dog and the Cow."

11. What language does the professor say that Turkish is very close to?
(a) Greek.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Dutch.

12. What does the professor write on to illustrate numbers to the pupil?
(a) The table.
(b) A notebook.
(c) The floor.
(d) A blackboard.

13. What does the professor use to demonstrate numbers in The Lesson?
(a) Children.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Matches.
(d) Dogs.

14. What does the fire chief have orders to do in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Call on the Smiths for a domestic dispute.
(b) Extinguish all the fires in the city.
(c) Save innocent children.
(d) Check to make sure everyone has fire alarms.

15. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "never. It is only the first three times that count"?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) The fire chief.
(d) Mrs. Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what compartment of the train did the Martins ride in The Bald Soprano?

2. What is the first story told by the fire chief in The Bald Soprano?

3. In The Bald Soprano, Mr. Smith claims that only what is honest in England?

4. What does the pupil say her parents want her to do, in addition to getting an education?

5. In The Lesson, the professor says that a bad what can get you into trouble?

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