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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high does the pupil initially say she can count in The Lesson?
(a) Infinity.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

2. Of whom does the fire chief say, "It is she who extinguished my first fires"?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Mary.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Harriet.

3. What season is it in The Lesson?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

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 children.
(b) The newly born.
(c) The French.
(d) The engaged couples.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does the student answer wrong in her beginnings with the professor?

2. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "never. It is only the first three times that count"?

3. What did the Smiths' son want to drink at dinner?

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

5. The professor states that if you utter several sounds at an accelerated speed, they will do what?

(see the answer key)

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