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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The maid tells the professor it is the what time he has killed his pupils?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Tenth.
(c) Fortieth.
(d) Fifth.

2. What does Mother Jack do when the argument escalates in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Screeches.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Flies.
(d) Faints.

3. The professor states in The Lesson, "every tongue is at bottom nothing but _____."
(a) Language.
(b) Disruption.
(c) Geography.
(d) Latin.

4. What are the following languages, according to the professor? Spanish, Latin, Italian, French, Portuguese, etc.
(a) Romantic languages.
(b) Neo-Spanish.
(c) Latin derivatives.
(d) Neo-German.

5. The pupil says that her perception of what is "rather vague...confused"?
(a) Plurality.
(b) Geography.
(c) Geometry.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jack exclaims upon seeing Roberta's face that it's not enough--he wants one with what?

2. What time does Mrs. Smith say it is when she first speaks to her husband in The Bald Soprano?

3. In what compartment of the train did the Martins ride in The Bald Soprano?

4. What does the fire chief have orders to do in The Bald Soprano?

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

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