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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What story does the fire chief tell after Mrs. Smith breaks down sobbing in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Smiths."
(b) "The Dog and the Cow."
(c) "The Headcold."
(d) "The Fire Chief."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the professor use to demonstrate numbers in The Lesson?

2. What guests have arrived in The Bald Soprano?

3. The Smiths were given seven silver what for their wedding in The Bald Soprano?

4. What is another word for phonemes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the stage directions in the beginning of The Lesson detail?

2. What does the professor do after the death of the pupil?

3. Describe the doorbell in The Bald Soprano.

4. How does the professor attempt to teach the pupil arithmetic?

5. What does the ending of The Bald Soprano mean?

6. What happens in the beginning of The Lesson? What is the setting?

7. Describe the distinguishing qualities of the set and the Smiths in The Bald Soprano.

8. What do the maid and the professor do at the end of The Lesson?

9. Which objects in The Lesson are "real?" Which are not?

10. What do the Smiths and Martins respond to the fire chief? What does he do afterward?

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