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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lesson.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would the professor just as soon live in The Lesson?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

2. Who, in the course of The Lesson, loses gaiety to become withdrawn and morose?
(a) The professor.
(b) The pupil.
(c) The visitor.
(d) The maid.

3. What story does the fire chief tell after Mrs. Smith breaks down sobbing in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Fire Chief."
(b) "The Dog and the Cow."
(c) "The Smiths."
(d) "The Headcold."

4. When leading her to say "autumn," what does the professor say it begins like?
(a) Autonomous.
(b) Automobile.
(c) Automatic.
(d) August.

5. What time does Mrs. Smith say it is when she first speaks to her husband in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Seven o'clock.
(b) Nine o'clock.
(c) Eleven o'clock.
(d) Twelve o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the pupil in The Lesson?

2. What does the professor use to demonstrate numbers in The Lesson?

3. When did Mrs. Martin leave her hometown in The Bald Soprano?

4. In The Lesson, the professor says that "our contemporary life has become most" what?

5. What is another word for phonemes?

(see the answer key)

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