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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is seated on stage at the opening of The Bald Soprano?
(a) The Martins.
(b) The Kinsmen.
(c) The Warrens.
(d) The Smiths.

2. When did Mr. Martin leave his hometown in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Five years ago.
(b) Five months ago.
(c) Five weeks ago.
(d) Five days ago.

3. What does the professor say of the weather in The Lesson?
(a) It is foggy and gray.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It's snowing.
(d) It's not raining and not snowing either.

4. Where is Mr. Martin originally from in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Wales.
(b) London.
(c) Westchester.
(d) Manchester.

5. In The Bald Soprano, Mr. Smith claims that only what is honest in England?
(a) The Royal Navy.
(b) Fire chiefs.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Lawyers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many addresses did Grandfather Jack have?

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

4. What does the maid say that philology leads to in The Lesson?

5. What do the old woman and old man claim his job to be in The Chairs?

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