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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Martin want the Fire Chief to retell the story of "The Headcold"?
(a) She could not follow the story.
(b) She loved the story.
(c) She wanted to write it down.
(d) She wants Mary to hear the story.

2. Why didn't Mr. Martin see himself in the mirror that morning?
(a) He wasn't there yet.
(b) He was too busy.
(c) He was downstairs finishing his tea.
(d) He did not have his reading glasses.

3. What excuse do the Martins give for their tardiness?
(a) Mary wouldn't answer the door.
(b) The train was late.
(c) None.
(d) They got lost.

4. In the Fire Chief's story, "The Headcold", what is the main subject of the story?
(a) The cure for the common cold.
(b) A listing of genealogies.
(c) Fires.
(d) The work of a famous doctor.

5. What did Mary buy for herself?
(a) A robin.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A chamber pot.
(d) A bottle of rum.

6. According to the Fire Chief, who rang the doorbell the first two times?
(a) Mary.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) He did.
(d) No one.

7. What comment does Mrs. Smith make about the Fire Chief's story, "The Headcold"?
(a) Almost unbelievable.
(b) Astounding.
(c) Frightening.
(d) It must be true because colds are terribly common.

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

9. According to Mrs. Martin, why have there been so few fires the past year?
(a) The rain has been too heavy.
(b) The tariffs have been too high.
(c) The children are too well behaved.
(d) The price of tea has been terribly high.

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

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

12. What city do the Martin's have in common?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Kent.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

13. Why does the Fire Chief refuse to visit Mr. Durand?
(a) He is not English.
(b) He does not have any tea.
(c) He is uninsured.
(d) His doorbell is broken.

14. Whom does Mr. Smith claim has not been properly brought up?
(a) Mr. Martin.
(b) Mary.
(c) The Fire Chief.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

15. According to Mrs. Martin, what is honorable?
(a) English manners.
(b) Proper behavior.
(c) All that is human.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Fire Chief stand outside by the door for a long time before ringing the bell?

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

3. What orders has the Fire Chief been given?

4. When traveling to London by train, in what class compartment does Mrs. Martin ride?

5. In the story, "The Headcold", what was blonde Marie's profession?

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