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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 doctor, before operating on Parker, "had his own liver operated on first," in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Dr. Martin.
(b) Dr. Smith.
(c) Dr. Mackenzie-King.
(d) Dr. Slovenian.

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

3. The maid tells the professor it is the what time he has killed his pupils?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Fortieth.
(d) Fifth.

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

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 newly born.
(b) The French.
(c) The children.
(d) The engaged couples.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many strokes does the "English clock" strike at the beginning of The Bald Soprano?

2. What, according to the professor, are so closely related as to be true second cousins?

3. Who did the Smiths' maid go to the cinema with in The Bald Soprano?

4. What is the maid's name in The Bald Soprano?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. As the lesson continues, how does the professor's and the pupil's demeanor change?

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

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

4. Describe the doorbell in The Bald Soprano.

5. What is the beginning conversation between the Smiths and the Martins like?

6. Discuss tension and satire thematically in The Bald Soprano.

7. Describe the professor's discourse on philology.

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

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

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

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