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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, who is William?
(a) A typist.
(b) A monophysite priest.
(c) A clerk.
(d) A shop-assistant.

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

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

4. Why did the Fire Chief ring the doorbell?
(a) To finish the tea.
(b) To be admitted to the house.
(c) To put out the fire.
(d) He did not ring the bell.

5. What does Mrs. Smith ask the Fire Chief to do?
(a) Answer the door.
(b) Stand behind the divan.
(c) Pour the tea.
(d) Take off his helmet and sit down.

6. Why is the Fire Chief disappointed?
(a) The tea is cold.
(b) The door bells have all been rung.
(c) He cannot find a fire.
(d) No one will kiss him.

7. On what street does Mr. Martin live?
(a) Piccadilly Street.
(b) Bromfield Street.
(c) Cherry Lane.
(d) Martin Ave.

8. How does Mr. Smith claim to know the Fire Chief's mother?
(a) She courted Mr. Smith.
(b) She was in the kitchen when it caught fire.
(c) They rode the train together.
(d) She was Mr. Smith's first wife.

9. According to Mrs. Smith, what must one look out of in real life?
(a) Thin air.
(b) The door.
(c) The window.
(d) Rose tinted glasses.

10. What is the mood of the characters in the last scene?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Frightened.

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

12. How does Mr. Smith know the Fire Chief?
(a) They rode the train together.
(b) He just put out a fire in the kitchen.
(c) He is an old friend of the family.
(d) He is Mrs. Smith's first husband.

13. What advice does the Fire Chief give the Smiths after the doorbell discussion has ended?
(a) Light another fire.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Pour the tea.
(d) Kiss each other.

14. What comment does Mrs. Smith make about the Fire Chief's story, "The Headcold"?
(a) Astounding.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Almost unbelievable.
(d) It must be true because colds are terribly common.

15. How did Mary spend her afternoon?
(a) She slept in the park and was arrested for loitering.
(b) She sang in the park, drank sherry, and danced in the kitchen.
(c) She recited poetry in the foyer, drank rum, and slept on the divan.
(d) She went to the cinema, drank brandy and milk, and read the paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rare item does the grocer Popesco Rosenfeld sell?

2. Why does Mrs. Smith scold Mary?

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

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

5. What type of stories does the Fire Chief tell?

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