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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Mrs. Martin leave her hometown in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Five weeks ago.
(b) Five months ago.
(c) Five days ago.
(d) Five years ago.

2. Who is "a good manager, thrifty, plays the piano," in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mrs. Martin.
(c) Mary.
(d) Helen.

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

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

5. In order to articulate, the professor suggests you do what?
(a) Stand on your head.
(b) Put a book on your head.
(c) Stand barefoot.
(d) Lift your neck and chin.

6. What story does Mrs. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Mad Hatter."
(b) "The Snake and the Fox."
(c) "The Dog and the Cow."
(d) "The Bouquet."

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

8. When leading her to say "autumn," what does the professor say it begins like?
(a) August.
(b) Automatic.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Autonomous.

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

10. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "you are both partly right. When the doorbell rings, sometimes there is someone, other times there is no one"?
(a) Mrs. Martin.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) The fire chief.

11. What story does the fire chief tell after Mrs. Smith breaks down sobbing in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Smiths."
(b) "The Dog and the Cow."
(c) "The Fire Chief."
(d) "The Headcold."

12. Who says, "times are bad. That's true all over. It's the same this year with business and agriculture as it is with fires, nothing is prospering"?
(a) Mr. Martin.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) The fire chief.
(d) Mary.

13. What does the professor write on to illustrate numbers to the pupil?
(a) The table.
(b) A blackboard.
(c) A notebook.
(d) The floor.

14. What diplomas does the pupil have in The Lesson?
(a) Humanities.
(b) Biology and sociology.
(c) Math and science.
(d) Arts and science.

15. The Smiths were given seven silver what for their wedding in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Salvers.
(b) Knives.
(c) Spoons.
(d) Forks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the professor use to demonstrate numbers in The Lesson?

3. What does the professor go and take out of the drawer in the end of The Lesson?

4. What is another word for phonemes?

5. How old is the pupil in The Lesson?

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