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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. How old is the pupil in The Lesson?
(a) 12.
(b) 22.
(c) 6.
(d) 18.

2. In The Bald Soprano, who tells the audience, "My real name is Sherlock Holmes"?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Helen.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mary.

3. Who says, "times are bad. That's true all over. It's the same this year with business and agriculture as it is with fires, nothing is prospering"?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) Mary.
(d) The fire chief.

4. What does the professor tell the pupil he is going to do about her ears in the end of The Lesson?
(a) Swab them with cotton.
(b) Tear them off.
(c) Pierce them.
(d) Kiss them.

5. Where has Mr. Martin resided since coming to London in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Smith Street.
(b) Bromfield Street.
(c) Martin Lane.
(d) Isleydale Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Martin's name in The Bald Soprano?

2. The professor states in The Lesson, "It takes years and years to learn to _____. Thanks to science, we can achieve this in a few minutes."

3. What does the pupil say her parents are fairly?

4. How high does the pupil initially say she can count in The Lesson?

5. What does the maid enter to look for in the beginning of The Lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is notable about the title of The Bald Soprano?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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