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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Fire Chief, how does he know Mary?
(a) She extinguished his first fires.
(b) She poured him tea last Tuesday.
(c) She was in the kitchen when he was putting out the fire.
(d) She is his cousin.

2. What conclusion do Mr. and Mrs. Martin reach at the end of their discussion?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are siblings.
(c) They do not know each other.
(d) They are married.

3. How many helpings of fish did Mrs. Smith have at dinner?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

4. According to Mr. Martin, who is Nancy?
(a) A shop-assistant.
(b) A monophysite priest.
(c) A clerk.
(d) A typist.

5. According to the Fire Chief, why can't he put out a fire at a naturalized citizen's house?
(a) They don't have the right to have their fires put out.
(b) They do not know how to make tea properly.
(c) They drive on the wrong side of the road.
(d) They cannot be insured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood of the characters in the last scene?

2. What is unusual about Mrs. Smith's statement about having changed her dress?

3. What would Mr. Martin rather do than steal an ox?

4. Whom does Mr. Smith wish would marry his maid?

5. What orders has the Fire Chief been given?

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