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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. When the pupil begins to seem ill, what does she say is wrong with her?
(a) Headache.
(b) Toothache.
(c) Feeling faint.
(d) Upset stomach.

2. Who is darning socks in the opening scene of The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Warren.
(d) Mrs. Martin.

3. Of whom does the fire chief say, "It is she who extinguished my first fires"?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Harriet.

4. How old is the pupil in The Lesson?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 22.

5. Where is the setting for The Lesson?
(a) The maid's room.
(b) The pupil's office.
(c) The nursery.
(d) The professor's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is seated on stage at the opening of The Bald Soprano?

2. What is the name of the Martins' daughter in The Bald Soprano?

3. What story does Mr. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?

4. How high does the pupil initially say she can count in The Lesson?

5. Whose mother courted Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the professor do after the death of the pupil?

2. What does the maid interrupt the professor and pupil for?

3. What do the Smiths and Martins do after the fire chief has left?

4. What is notable about the title of The Bald Soprano?

5. Why are the initial stage directions atypical in The Lesson?

6. How is The Lesson absurd? How is it realistic?

7. What happens in the beginning of The Lesson? What is the setting?

8. How does the professor attempt to teach the pupil arithmetic?

9. How does the ending of The Lesson relate to the other plays' endings in the collection?

10. Describe the fire chief's arrival in The Bald Soprano.

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