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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is left on stage after the blackout at the end of The Bald Soprano?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The fire chief.
(c) The Martins.
(d) Mary.

2. Who is "a good manager, thrifty, plays the piano," in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Helen.
(c) Mrs. Martin.
(d) Mary.

3. What are the names of the Watsons' children in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Billy and Bobby.
(b) Bobby and Bobby.
(c) Jill and Billy.
(d) Sarah and Bobby.

4. What does the professor tell the pupil he is going to do about her ears in the end of The Lesson?
(a) Tear them off.
(b) Kiss them.
(c) Swab them with cotton.
(d) Pierce them.

5. What does the maid enter to look for in the beginning of The Lesson?
(a) A duster.
(b) A bouquet.
(c) A plate.
(d) A towel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high does the pupil initially say she can count in The Lesson?

2. Who tells a story about seeing a man in the underground reading a newspaper in The Bald Soprano?

3. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "you are both partly right. When the doorbell rings, sometimes there is someone, other times there is no one"?

4. What are the following languages, according to the professor? Spanish, Latin, Italian, French, Portuguese, etc.

5. Where would the professor just as soon live in The Lesson?

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