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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 is Mrs. Martin's first name in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Marie.
(d) Doris.

2. What season is it in The Lesson?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

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

4. What does the maid enter to look for in the beginning of The Lesson?
(a) A bouquet.
(b) A duster.
(c) A plate.
(d) A towel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died three years ago, according to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?

2. Where is Mr. Martin originally from in The Bald Soprano?

3. How old is the professor in The Lesson?

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

5. What question does the student answer wrong in her beginnings with the professor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What object does the professor take from the shelf? What does he do with it?

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

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

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

6. What initial conversation takes place between the professor and the pupil in The Lesson?

7. Describe the doorbell in The Bald Soprano.

8. Describe the professor's discourse on philology.

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

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

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