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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What inconsistencies exist about Mrs. Watson's appearance?
(a) Her race.
(b) The color of her eyes.
(c) Her hair color.
(d) Her size and height.

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

4. Why can't Mrs. Smith read the clock?
(a) It is contradictory, and indicates the opposite of the hour.
(b) She must pour the tea.
(c) She does not have her reading glasses.
(d) It is running backwards.

5. Why doesn't Mr. Smith believe that Dr. Mackenzie-King is a good doctor?
(a) Mary developed the hiccups.
(b) The doctor left a hole in his side.
(c) Mrs. Smith died.
(d) A conscientious doctor should die with his patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Smith, why does she need to learn Spanish?

2. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Dog and the Cow", why didn't the dog swallow his trunk?

3. Why did Mrs. Smith find no one at the door the third time the doorbell rang?

4. According to Mr. Martin, what is a staff?

5. Why didn't Mr. Martin see himself in the mirror that morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the conversation among the Smiths and the Martins change after the Fire Chief leaves?

2. Describe the Mr. and Mrs. Martin's daughter.

3. Why does the Fire Chief leave the Smiths' house?

4. How do Mary and the Fire Chief shock the Smiths and the Martins?

5. Who is Bobby Watson?

6. What unspoken rules of society are broken by the characters?

7. Describe the Smith children.

8. Describe the discussion that centers around Dr. Mackenzie-King.

9. How is the plot developed in the play?

10. Describe the story of "The Snake and the Fox."

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