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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Mrs. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Mad Hatter."
(b) "The Snake and the Fox."
(c) "The Bouquet."
(d) "The Dog and the Cow."

2. Whose mother courted Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?
(a) The fire chief's.
(b) Mrs. Martin's.
(c) Mr. Martin's.
(d) Mary's.

3. When the pupil begins to seem ill, what does she say is wrong with her?
(a) Upset stomach.
(b) Toothache.
(c) Headache.
(d) Feeling faint.

4. What is the maid's name in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Tilda.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Miss Jane.

5. Who died three years ago, according to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Bobby Watson.
(b) Mrs. Wilson.
(c) Sarah Jane Winslow.
(d) The Danbury boy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the maid enter to look for in the beginning of The Lesson?

3. When leading her to say "autumn," what does the professor say it begins like?

4. The professor states in The Lesson, "every tongue is at bottom nothing but _____."

5. What does the maid say that philology leads to in The Lesson?

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