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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) Bobby Watson.
(d) Sarah Jane Winslow.

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

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

4. What did the Smiths' son want to drink at dinner?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Milk.

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

6. 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) Mary.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Martin.
(d) The fire chief.

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

8. Who tells a story about seeing a man in the underground reading a newspaper in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mr. Martin.

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

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

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

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

13. Who is at the door when Mrs. Smith first goes to answer the doorbell in The Bald Soprano?
(a) No one.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mr. Martin.
(d) Mrs. Martin.

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

15. Where would the professor just as soon live in The Lesson?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the following languages, according to the professor? Spanish, Latin, Italian, French, Portuguese, etc.

2. Who tells about seeing a man tying his shoes in the street in The Bald Soprano?

3. What story does Mr. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?

4. What is the first story told by the fire chief in The Bald Soprano?

5. Of whom does the fire chief say, "It is she who extinguished my first fires"?

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