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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 a story about seeing a man in the underground reading a newspaper in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mr. Martin.
(d) Mr. Smith.

2. In The Lesson, the professor says that "our contemporary life has become most" what?
(a) Cordial.
(b) Insatiable.
(c) Violent.
(d) Complex.

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

4. Where is the setting for The Lesson?
(a) The nursery.
(b) The pupil's office.
(c) The maid's room.
(d) The professor's office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The pupil in The Lesson says that she wants to qualify for the first what?

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

3. How many strokes does the "English clock" strike at the beginning of The Bald Soprano?

4. Who says, "we can't be sure of anything, young lady, in this world"?

5. What story does Mrs. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?

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