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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 in German.
(c) It is filled with expletives.
(d) It is random and makes no sense.

2. According to Mr. Smith, what behavior do Mary and the Fire Chief demonstrate?
(a) True love.
(b) Exhibitionism.
(c) Timidity.
(d) Fiery anger.

3. What would Mr. Martin rather do than steal an ox?
(a) Hose his toes.
(b) Chase a fox.
(c) Throw a chicken.
(d) Lay an egg in a box.

4. What complaint does Mr. Smith have about women?
(a) They spend all day smoking, powdering their noses and drinking.
(b) They eat too much and drink too little.
(c) They snore and sing in their sleep.
(d) They spend all day playing golf and reading romance novels.

5. According to Mr. Smith, what must one always think of?
(a) Tomorrow.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Everything.
(d) Yesterday.

6. Why does Mrs. Martin want the Fire Chief to retell the story of "The Headcold"?
(a) She wanted to write it down.
(b) She loved the story.
(c) She wants Mary to hear the story.
(d) She could not follow the story.

7. According to Mr. Martin, what is below the ceiling?
(a) The lamp.
(b) The floor.
(c) Air.
(d) The chair.

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

9. In the last scene, where does Mr. Smith wish to live?
(a) In a treehouse in London park.
(b) In his cabana among his cacao trees.
(c) Somewhere over the rainbow.
(d) In the south of France.

10. How did Mary spend her afternoon?
(a) She slept in the park and was arrested for loitering.
(b) She recited poetry in the foyer, drank rum, and slept on the divan.
(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.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Fire Chief, who puts out the Vicar's fires?

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

3. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Headcold", what is the main subject of the story?

4. What does Mr. Smith enjoy when he is in the country?

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

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