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

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

3. The pupil in The Lesson says that she wants to qualify for the first what?
(a) Bar exams.
(b) Doctor's orals.
(c) College admissions.
(d) Diplomas.

4. What is the maid's name in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mary.
(b) Miss Jane.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Tilda.

5. In The Lesson, the professor says that a bad what can get you into trouble?
(a) Brain.
(b) Education.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Pronunciation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the professor wear when entering in The Lesson?

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

3. What does the pupil say her parents want her to do, in addition to getting an education?

4. When did Mrs. Martin leave her hometown in The Bald Soprano?

5. Mr. Smith, in The Bald Soprano, notes that they always give the age of death of deceased persons, but not so of whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the maid interrupt the professor and pupil for?

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

4. Describe the transitions of the professor and the pupil in The Lesson.

5. What is the effect of reading the stage directions before the action in The Lesson?

6. Describe the doorbell in The Bald Soprano.

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

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

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

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

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