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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What question does the Fire Chief ask the Martins?
(a) There's nothing burning at your house either?
(b) Have you any tea?
(c) May I kiss your wife, sir?
(d) Have you a door?

3. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Dog and the Cow", why didn't the dog swallow his trunk?
(a) He didn't have any tea.
(b) Because it was too heavy.
(c) Because he thought he was an elephant.
(d) The trunk was too big.

4. What is the trade held by all the Watsons?
(a) Voice teacher.
(b) Commerical traveler.
(c) Banker.
(d) Grocer.

5. How does Mr. Martin bid the Fire Chief farewell?
(a) Good luck, and a good fire!
(b) Smouldering, always smouldering.
(c) See you in cinders!
(d) Burn well!

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

7. What inconsistencies exist about Mr. and Mrs. Watson's children?
(a) Their appearances.
(b) Their names.
(c) If they are really brother and sister.
(d) Whether any children actually exist.

8. Who is at the door when Mr. Smith opens it?
(a) The Martins.
(b) The Fire Chief.
(c) No one.
(d) Mary.

9. What information does Mr. Smith find missing from the paper?
(a) The time.
(b) The actions of the deceased.
(c) The age of the newborn babies.
(d) The time of the accident.

10. According to Mr. Martin, who is Nancy?
(a) A monophysite priest.
(b) A clerk.
(c) A shop-assistant.
(d) A typist.

11. Why did Mrs. Smith find no one at the door the third time the doorbell rang?
(a) The Fire Chief was already in the kitchen.
(b) Mr. Smith was hiding.
(c) The Fire Chief was hiding.
(d) Mr. Smith was in the kitchen.

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

13. According to Mr. Smith, what are the names of the Watson children?
(a) Mary and Mary.
(b) Mary and Bobby.
(c) John and Sherlock.
(d) Bobby and Bobby.

14. What does the Fire Chief expect to see later that evening?
(a) A straw fire and a little heartburn.
(b) A movie.
(c) A beautiful sunset.
(d) A roaring blaze at his flat.

15. According to Mr. Martin, who is Edward?
(a) A monophysite priest.
(b) A shop-assistant.
(c) A clerk.
(d) A typist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Martin want the Fire Chief to retell the story of "The Headcold"?

2. Why does Mary recite a poem?

3. Why does Mrs. Smith believe the Martins must have interesting stories to tell?

4. What treatment does Dr. Mackenzie-King recommend for appendicitis?

5. Who is Mary?

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