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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Bald Soprano, the woman who asphyxiated herself by gas thought it was what?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her comb.
(c) Her flashlight.
(d) Her blanket.

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

3. What language does the professor say that Turkish is very close to?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Greek.

4. What does the pupil say her parents want her to do, in addition to getting an education?
(a) Learn another language.
(b) Socialize.
(c) Marry.
(d) Specialize.

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

6. The professor states in The Lesson, "It takes years and years to learn to _____. Thanks to science, we can achieve this in a few minutes."
(a) Play piano.
(b) Pronounce.
(c) Divide.
(d) Multiply.

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

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

9. What is the fire chief wearing in The Bald Soprano?
(a) An enormous shiny helmet.
(b) A fake moustache.
(c) An ornate ruby ring.
(d) A blond wig.

10. Who did the Smiths' maid go to the cinema with in The Bald Soprano?
(a) A man.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her niece.
(d) Her daughter.

11. Who, in the course of The Lesson, loses gaiety to become withdrawn and morose?
(a) The pupil.
(b) The visitor.
(c) The maid.
(d) The professor.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the professor tell the pupil he is going to do about her ears in the end of The Lesson?

3. What is Bobby Watson's wife's name in The Bald Soprano?

4. How old is the maid in The Lesson?

5. 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"?

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