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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The professor states that if you utter several sounds at an accelerated speed, they will do what?
(a) Be inarticulate.
(b) Cling to each other.
(c) Become slurred.
(d) Become inaudible.

3. Who is the Rumanian grocer that Mrs. Parker knows in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Popesco Rosenfield.
(b) Arlando Ignesonov.
(c) Andreas Gordovsky.
(d) Micheal Romanov.

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 Who, in the course of The Lesson, loses gaiety to become withdrawn and morose?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

5. What have the Smith's had for dinner in the beginning of The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mutton.
(b) Fish and chips.
(c) Lamb stew.
(d) Venison.

6. Who is left on stage after the blackout at the end of The Bald Soprano?
(a) The Martins.
(b) The fire chief.
(c) Mary.
(d) The Smiths.

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

8. How old is the maid in The Lesson?
(a) 45-50.
(b) 25-30.
(c) 65-70.
(d) 35-40.

9. What do the Smith's discuss about dinner in The Bald Soprano?
(a) The potatoes.
(b) The lamb.
(c) The cobbler.
(d) The eggs.

10. How long has the professor lived in this town in The Lesson?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 30 years.

11. How old is the pupil in The Lesson?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 22.

12. According to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano, all the Bobby Watsons are what?
(a) Veterans.
(b) Nurses.
(c) Commercial travelers.
(d) Hospitality workers.

13. What guests have arrived in The Bald Soprano?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Martins.
(c) The Watsons.
(d) The Websters.

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

15. What time does Mrs. Smith say it is when she first speaks to her husband in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Twelve o'clock.
(b) Seven o'clock.
(c) Eleven o'clock.
(d) Nine o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells a story about seeing a man in the underground reading a newspaper in The Bald Soprano?

2. Not being able to rely on her reasoning, the pupil has done what with all possible multiplications?

3. Where is the setting for The Lesson?

4. What does the pupil say her parents are fairly?

5. When the pupil begins to seem ill, what does she say is wrong with her?

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