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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mr. Martin, where does charity begin?
(a) At church.
(b) At home.
(c) In the bedroom.
(d) Over the hedge.

2. According to the Fire Chief, why did the young woman asphyxiate?
(a) She did not drink her tea.
(b) She thought her gas was her comb.
(c) She was waiting for someone to answer the door.
(d) She sat for too long.

3. Why does Mary recite a poem?
(a) To honor the Fire Chief.
(b) To annoy the cast.
(c) To honor the Martins.
(d) To honor the Smiths.

4. What is Mrs. Watson's profession?
(a) Voice teacher.
(b) Beautician.
(c) Grocer.
(d) Model.

5. What product does Mrs. Smith compare from different grocers?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Meat.
(c) Salad oil.
(d) Bread.

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

7. How does Mrs. Smith respond to the Fire Chief's embarrassing comment?
(a) It ticks.
(b) A truly Cartesian quarter of an hour.
(c) She always wears her hair in the same style.
(d) The bald soprano?

8. Who is Mary?
(a) The Smith's cook and maid.
(b) The Smith's daughter.
(c) The Martin's cook and maid.
(d) The next door neighbor.

9. According to the Fire Chief, who puts out the Vicar's fires?
(a) Angels.
(b) Vestal virgins.
(c) The vicar can not have any fires.
(d) The Almighty.

10. What time is it when the clock strikes 17 times at the beginning of the play?
(a) Nine o'clock.
(b) Twelve o'clock.
(c) Seven o'clock.
(d) Seventeen o'clock.

11. According to Mr. Martin, what improves social progress?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Law.
(c) Death.
(d) Sugar.

12. What comment does Mrs. Martin make about Mary's poem?
(a) There was a certain warmth in the lines.
(b) It sent chills up her spine.
(c) It was marvelous.
(d) It was timid, dull, and exciting.

13. Why is it difficult to identify the members of the Watson clan?
(a) They all look alike.
(b) They refuse to be identified as Watsons.
(c) They are all named Bobby.
(d) They keep changing names.

14. What is unusual about the dialogue on the last page of the play?
(a) It is filled with quotes from famous British authors.
(b) It is filled with expletives.
(c) It is in German.
(d) It is random and makes no sense.

15. When did Mr. and Mrs. Smith attend Bobby Watson's funeral?
(a) Two months before the time in which the play is set.
(b) Two years before the time in which the play is set.
(c) A year and a half before the time in which the play is set.
(d) The day before yesterday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Mrs. Smith believe is dishonest?

3. What conclusion do Mr. and Mrs. Martin reach at the end of their discussion?

4. How many helpings of fish did Mrs. Smith have at dinner?

5. According to Mrs. Smith, what is the reason for a ringing doorbell?

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