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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the professor suggest they begin with in The Lesson?
(a) Biology.
(b) Music.
(c) Geography.
(d) Arithmetic.

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

3. The professor tells the pupil that in arithmetic, "the thing that counts is, above all" what?
(a) Memorization.
(b) Division.
(c) Subtraction.
(d) Understanding.

4. What does Mrs. Smith claim a fireman is also in The Bald Soprano?
(a) A newsman.
(b) A savior.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A confessor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the Smith's had for dinner in the beginning of The Bald Soprano?

2. What is Mr. Martin's name in The Bald Soprano?

3. Who died three years ago, according to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?

4. What is the maid's name in The Bald Soprano?

5. What guests have arrived in The Bald Soprano?

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