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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. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "never. It is only the first three times that count"?
(a) Mr. Martin.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Martin.
(d) The fire chief.

2. The Smiths were given seven silver what for their wedding in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Knives.
(b) Salvers.
(c) Spoons.
(d) Forks.

3. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "you are both partly right. When the doorbell rings, sometimes there is someone, other times there is no one"?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mrs. Martin.
(c) The fire chief.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

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

5. Mr. Smith, in The Bald Soprano, notes that they always give the age of death of deceased persons, but not so of whom?
(a) The engaged couples.
(b) The children.
(c) The newly born.
(d) The French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Rumanian grocer that Mrs. Parker knows in The Bald Soprano?

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

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

4. What does the fire chief have orders to do in The Bald Soprano?

5. What have the Smith's had for dinner in the beginning of The Bald Soprano?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the fire chief's arrival in The Bald Soprano.

3. What do the Smiths and Martins do after the fire chief has left?

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

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

6. What does Mary say in her aside to the audience in The Bald Soprano?

7. Describe the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Martin when they "meet."

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

9. What is similar about The Bald Soprano to the other plays in the book?

10. What story does Mary tell the Smiths and Martins?

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