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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 Mrs. Martin, when can one sit down in a chair?
(a) When the floor is too hard.
(b) When the sun has set.
(c) When the chair doesn't have any.
(d) When the day is done.

2. In Mary's poem, what was burning?
(a) Polyps.
(b) Everything.
(c) Passion.
(d) Nothing.

3. What question does the Fire Chief ask the Smiths?
(a) Where is the tea?
(b) Have you a light?
(c) Where is the door?
(d) Is there a fire here?

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

5. When traveling to London by train, in what class compartment does Mr. Martin ride?
(a) First class.
(b) Engine.
(c) Coach.
(d) Second class.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Martin, what is a staff?

2. How does Mrs. Smith respond to the Fire Chief's embarrassing comment?

3. Who is Mrs. Smith waiting for to see her at her windmill?

4. When do the Watsons not have business competition?

5. According to Mr. Smith, if a schoolmaster teaches his pupils to read, what does a cat do for its young?

(see the answer key)

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