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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Smith offer to help the Fire Chief?
(a) She points out the door.
(b) She is willing to give him a kiss.
(c) She offers to pour the tea.
(d) She offers to go search for a fire.

2. What are the Smiths doing while Mary recites her poem?
(a) Humming.
(b) Drinking tea.
(c) Waltzing.
(d) Pushing her offstage.

3. What advice does the Fire Chief give the Smiths after the doorbell discussion has ended?
(a) Pour the tea.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Light another fire.
(d) Kiss each other.

4. Why does Mary scold Mr. and Mrs. Martin?
(a) For sleeping on the divan.
(b) For arriving late.
(c) For going out that afternoon.
(d) For being arrested.

5. Why does Mr. Smith refuse to follow the advice he is given by the Fire Chief?
(a) He does not want tea.
(b) He cannot find the matches.
(c) He already kissed his wife.
(d) It is raining.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Smith claim to know the Fire Chief's mother?

2. In the last scene of the play, who would Mr. Martin like to slap?

3. According to the Fire Chief, how does he know Mary?

4. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Dog and the Cow", why didn't the dog swallow his trunk?

5. According to the Fire Chief, who rang the doorbell the first two times?

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