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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 inconsistencies exist about Mrs. Watson's appearance?
(a) The color of her eyes.
(b) Her hair color.
(c) Her race.
(d) Her size and height.

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

3. When did Mr. and Mrs. Smith attend Bobby Watson's funeral?
(a) A year and a half before the time in which the play is set.
(b) The day before yesterday.
(c) Two years before the time in which the play is set.
(d) Two months before the time in which the play is set.

4. When traveling to London by train, in what class compartment does Mr. Martin ride?
(a) Engine.
(b) Second class.
(c) First class.
(d) Coach.

5. What constantly interrupts Mrs. Martin's storytelling?
(a) A ringing doorbell.
(b) Mary's movement in and out of the room.
(c) A gong.
(d) A ringing telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who briefly begins the play again after the last scene?

2. What comment does Mrs. Martin make about Mary's poem?

3. What did Mary buy for herself?

4. On what street does Mrs. Martin live?

5. What rare item does the grocer Popesco Rosenfeld sell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What revelation does Mary give about the Martin family?

2. How is contradiction used as a literary device?

3. How is repetition used as a literary device?

4. What is the purpose of the meaningless banter among the characters?

5. Describe the Smith children.

6. What drama unfolds as the Martins wait for the Smiths?

7. Describe Mr. Martin.

8. What official business has the Fire Chief visiting the Smiths?

9. What is the significance of the Martins beginning the play at the end of the drama?

10. What ironic elements exist in the play?

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