View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lesson.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In attempting a partial doctorate, the professor says he must attempt to instruct the pupil in what?
(a) Anatomy and geography.
(b) Biology and horticulture.
(c) Linguistics and comparative philology.
(d) Geography and mathematics.

2. Where is the setting for The Lesson?
(a) The maid's room.
(b) The nursery.
(c) The pupil's office.
(d) The professor's office.

3. What did the Smiths' son want to drink at dinner?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Milk.
(d) Beer.

4. What does the pupil say her parents want her to do, in addition to getting an education?
(a) Socialize.
(b) Marry.
(c) Specialize.
(d) Learn another language.

5. The professor tells the pupil that in arithmetic, "the thing that counts is, above all" what?
(a) Memorization.
(b) Subtraction.
(c) Division.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Smith's discuss about dinner in The Bald Soprano?

2. What diplomas does the pupil have in The Lesson?

3. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "never. It is only the first three times that count"?

4. Who tells about seeing a man tying his shoes in the street in The Bald Soprano?

5. The pupil in The Lesson says that she wants to qualify for the first what?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 214 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample