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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. Who is at the door when Mrs. Smith opens it?
(a) The Fire Chief.
(b) Mary.
(c) The Martins.
(d) No one.

2. In the story, "The Headcold", what was blonde Marie's profession?
(a) A typist.
(b) A schoolteacher.
(c) A monophysite priest.
(d) A grocer.

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

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

5. What is Mrs. Watson's first name?
(a) Sam.
(b) George.
(c) Bobby.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Smith angry when he meets the Martins?

2. Why did the Fire Chief ring the doorbell?

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

4. When do the Watsons not have business competition?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What cycle exists in the play?

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

3. How are the characters emotionally distant and disconnected?

4. Describe Mrs. Smith.

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

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

7. What argument erupts over the doorbell?

8. Describe Mr. Martin.

9. Why does the Fire Chief have difficulty finding a fire?

10. How are nonsensical words used in the play?

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