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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells about seeing a man tying his shoes in the street in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mrs. Martin.
(c) Mr. Martin.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

2. What does the pupil say she doesn't know all of yet and has trouble learning them in The Lesson?
(a) French cities.
(b) World geography.
(c) Spanish cities.
(d) Mathematics.

3. What does the pupil say her parents want her to do, in addition to getting an education?
(a) Socialize.
(b) Marry.
(c) Specialize.
(d) Learn another language.

4. Mr. Smith, in The Bald Soprano, notes that they always give the age of death of deceased persons, but not so of whom?
(a) The French.
(b) The newly born.
(c) The children.
(d) The engaged couples.

5. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "never. It is only the first three times that count"?
(a) Mrs. Martin.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Martin.
(d) The fire chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Martin's name in The Bald Soprano?

2. What does the professor go and take out of the drawer in the end of The Lesson?

3. What, according to the professor, are so closely related as to be true second cousins?

4. When did Mr. Martin leave his hometown in The Bald Soprano?

5. What is the first story told by the fire chief in The Bald Soprano?

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