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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Jack, or The Submission.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother Jack do to Roberta when she enters?
(a) Shakes her.
(b) Sniffs her.
(c) Chokes her.
(d) Shakes her hand.

2. What does the professor say of the weather in The Lesson?
(a) It's not raining and not snowing either.
(b) It is foggy and gray.
(c) It's snowing.
(d) It is raining.

3. What does the maid urge the professor to remain in the beginning of The Lesson?
(a) Calm.
(b) Centered.
(c) Resilient.
(d) Focused.

4. What language does the professor say that Turkish is very close to?
(a) English.
(b) Greek.
(c) Dutch.
(d) French.

5. Where is the setting for The Lesson?
(a) The professor's office.
(b) The maid's room.
(c) The nursery.
(d) The pupil's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Not being able to rely on her reasoning, the pupil has done what with all possible multiplications?

2. What did Mother Jack teach Jack to do when he wanted to be stung as a child?

3. What story does Mr. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?

4. What expression does Jack blurt out in an aside after the entrance of Roberta?

5. Who says, "we can't be sure of anything, young lady, in this world"?

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