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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who briefly begins the play again after the last scene?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
(b) Mr. Martin and Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Martin.
(d) The Fire Chief and Mary.

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

3. What sound do the Smiths argue about?
(a) The meaning of the gong.
(b) The meaning of a ringing doorbell.
(c) The caller on the telephone.
(d) The sound of Mary's shoes.

4. According to Mrs. Smith, if paper is for writing and the cat is for the rat, what is cheese for?
(a) Scratching.
(b) Eating.
(c) Rolling.
(d) Squeezing.

5. In the story, "The Headcold", what was blonde Marie's profession?
(a) A grocer.
(b) A monophysite priest.
(c) A typist.
(d) A schoolteacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When traveling to London by train, in what class compartment does Mr. Martin ride?

2. What would Mr. Martin rather do than steal an ox?

3. What question does the Fire Chief ask the Martins?

4. What food does the Smith's daughter prefer?

5. Which character suddenly says, "I've been goosed."?

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