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

2. What is unusual about the dialogue on the last page of the play?
(a) It is filled with expletives.
(b) It is filled with quotes from famous British authors.
(c) It is random and makes no sense.
(d) It is in German.

3. Which character does Mrs. Smith advise to read poetry before a mirror?
(a) Mr. Martin.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Martin.
(d) Mary.

4. According to Mrs. Smith, what was saltier than the soup?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) The air.
(c) The biscuits.
(d) The tarts.

5. According to the Fire Chief, who rang the doorbell the third time?
(a) He did.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Martin, what do cacao trees produce?

2. Who missed dinner with the Smiths?

3. Why is it difficult to identify the members of the Watson clan?

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

5. What did Mary buy for herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the plot and the moral behind the story, "The Dog and the Cow."

3. Why is "The Bald Soprano" also called "the anti-play"?

4. How is Realism used in the play?

5. What drama unfolds as the Martins wait for the Smiths?

6. How are nonsensical words used in the play?

7. How did Mary spend her day before the Martins arrive?

8. What conflicts arise in the play and how are they resolved?

9. How are the characters emotionally distant and disconnected?

10. What satirical elements exist in the play?

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