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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What observation does Mr. Smith make about the human heart?
(a) It does not really exist.
(b) It is easily fooled.
(c) It is ageless.
(d) It is easily broken.

2. 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.

3. According to Mrs. Martin, what is honorable?
(a) Truth.
(b) Proper behavior.
(c) English manners.
(d) All that is human.

4. How does the Fire Chief act in response to Mrs. Smith's request?
(a) He eats the scones, but does not pour the tea.
(b) He sits down without removing his helmet.
(c) He stands in front of the divan.
(d) He answers the door.

5. Which part of the alphabet does Mr. Smith quote in the last scene?
(a) Consonants.
(b) The first half.
(c) The second half.
(d) Vowels.

6. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Cock", which animal did the cock wish to play?
(a) The cow.
(b) The calf.
(c) The dog.
(d) The chicken.

7. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Headcold", what is the main subject of the story?
(a) The cure for the common cold.
(b) A listing of genealogies.
(c) The work of a famous doctor.
(d) Fires.

8. Why does Mary scold Mr. and Mrs. Martin?
(a) For being arrested.
(b) For sleeping on the divan.
(c) For arriving late.
(d) For going out that afternoon.

9. According to Mrs. Smith, what is the reason for a ringing doorbell?
(a) The tea is ready.
(b) The fire is out.
(c) No one is at the door.
(d) Someone is at the door waiting to be admitted.

10. What rare item does the grocer Popesco Rosenfeld sell?
(a) Guacamole.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Tofu.
(d) Yogurt.

11. Why does Mr. Smith refuse to follow the advice he is given by the Fire Chief?
(a) He does not want tea.
(b) He cannot find the matches.
(c) He already kissed his wife.
(d) It is raining.

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

13. Whom does Mr. Smith wish would marry his maid?
(a) The Fire Chief.
(b) A monophysite priest.
(c) William, the shop-assistant.
(d) Mr. Martin.

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

15. According to the Fire Chief, how does he know Mary?
(a) She poured him tea last Tuesday.
(b) She extinguished his first fires.
(c) She was in the kitchen when he was putting out the fire.
(d) She is his cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Smith know the Fire Chief?

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

3. According to the Fire Chief, who rang the doorbell the third time?

4. How does Mr. Smith claim to know the Fire Chief's mother?

5. How does Mr. Martin bid the Fire Chief farewell?

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