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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who died three years ago, according to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mrs. Wilson.
(b) The Danbury boy.
(c) Sarah Jane Winslow.
(d) Bobby Watson.

2. What does the maid say that philology leads to in The Lesson?
(a) Calamity.
(b) Hilarity.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Insanity.

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

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

5. How many strokes does the "English clock" strike at the beginning of The Bald Soprano?
(a) 17.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

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

7. What, according to the professor, are so closely related as to be true second cousins?
(a) Spanish and French.
(b) Neo-Spanish languages.
(c) Romantic languages.
(d) French and Latin.

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

9. What doctor, before operating on Parker, "had his own liver operated on first," in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Dr. Mackenzie-King.
(b) Dr. Martin.
(c) Dr. Slovenian.
(d) Dr. Smith.

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

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

12. In what compartment of the train did the Martins ride in The Bald Soprano?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

13. 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) Divide.
(c) Pronounce.
(d) Multiply.

14. What does the pupil say she doesn't know all of yet and has trouble learning them in The Lesson?
(a) French cities.
(b) Spanish cities.
(c) World geography.
(d) Mathematics.

15. What story does Mr. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Dungeon and the Dwarf."
(b) "The Dog and the Cow."
(c) "The Noose and the Rope."
(d) "The Snake and the Fox."

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Lesson, the professor says that a bad what can get you into trouble?

2. What is Mr. Martin's name in The Bald Soprano?

3. What do the Smith's discuss about dinner in The Bald Soprano?

4. What diplomas does the pupil have in The Lesson?

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

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