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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The pupil says that her perception of what is "rather vague...confused"?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Plurality.
(c) French.
(d) Geography.

4. How old is the professor in The Lesson?
(a) 70-75.
(b) 50-60.
(c) 40-50.
(d) 60-70.

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

6. Not being able to rely on her reasoning, the pupil has done what with all possible multiplications?
(a) Learned a new system.
(b) Forgotten them.
(c) Recalculated.
(d) Memorized.

7. What is Bobby Watson's wife's name in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Bobby Watson.
(b) Sarah Watson.
(c) Jenny Watson.
(d) Michelle Watson.

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

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

10. 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) Mary.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) The fire chief.

11. What is the maid's name in The Lesson?
(a) Mary.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Marie.
(d) Sarah.

12. What is another word for phonemes?
(a) Integers.
(b) Languages.
(c) Sounds.
(d) Subtraction.

13. Whose mother courted Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?
(a) The fire chief's.
(b) Mrs. Martin's.
(c) Mr. Martin's.
(d) Mary's.

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

15. What does the professor use to demonstrate numbers in The Lesson?
(a) Children.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Matches.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Martin's first name in The Bald Soprano?

2. In The Lesson, the pupil says, "I know my ______, don't I, Professor?"

3. How old is the pupil in The Lesson?

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

5. What story does Mrs. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?

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