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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mr. Smith, what is the reason for a ringing doorbell?
(a) The fire is out.
(b) No one is at the door.
(c) The tea is ready.
(d) Someone is at the door waiting to be admitted.

2. What is Mrs. Martin's first name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Mary.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Alice.

3. Whom does Mary embrace after the stories have been told?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) The Fire Chief.
(c) Bobby Watson.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

4. What complaint does Mr. Smith have about women?
(a) They spend all day playing golf and reading romance novels.
(b) They eat too much and drink too little.
(c) They spend all day smoking, powdering their noses and drinking.
(d) They snore and sing in their sleep.

5. Why doesn't Mr. Smith believe that Dr. Mackenzie-King is a good doctor?
(a) The doctor left a hole in his side.
(b) Mary developed the hiccups.
(c) A conscientious doctor should die with his patient.
(d) Mrs. Smith died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which line causes an abrupt break in the action?

2. Who briefly begins the play again after the last scene?

3. What comment does Mrs. Smith make about the Fire Chief's story, "The Headcold"?

4. In Mrs. Smith's story, "The Bouquet", why does the fiancé take back the bouquet of flowers?

5. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Headcold", what is the main subject of the story?

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