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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 are the following languages, according to the professor? Spanish, Latin, Italian, French, Portuguese, etc.
(a) Romantic languages.
(b) Latin derivatives.
(c) Neo-German.
(d) Neo-Spanish.

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

3. What is the first story told by the fire chief in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Dog and the Cow."
(b) "Incidental Rumors."
(c) "The Shepherd and the Waitress."
(d) "Jabberwocky."

4. The pupil asks the Professor, "are all the roots of words ____?"
(a) Square.
(b) Latin.
(c) Short.
(d) Annunciated.

5. What diplomas does the pupil have in The Lesson?
(a) Arts and science.
(b) Humanities.
(c) Biology and sociology.
(d) Math and science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Not being able to rely on her reasoning, the pupil has done what with all possible multiplications?

2. What season is it in The Lesson?

3. What does the professor write on to illustrate numbers to the pupil?

4. What does the maid say that philology leads to in The Lesson?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are the initial stage directions atypical in The Lesson?

4. Discuss the differences between The Bald Soprano and the other plays in the collection.

5. How does the ending of The Lesson relate to the other plays' endings in the collection?

6. What does the fire chief say upon leaving? How does this tie into the title of The Bald Soprano?

7. What is Absurdism and how does it inhabit the four plays of the book?

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

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

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

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