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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells about seeing a man tying his shoes in the street in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mrs. Martin.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

2. What season is it in The Lesson?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

3. Where is Mrs. Martin originally from in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Wales.
(b) Manchester.
(c) London.
(d) Westchester.

4. What have the Smith's had for dinner in the beginning of The Bald Soprano?
(a) Venison.
(b) Mutton.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Lamb stew.

5. Where would the professor just as soon live in The Lesson?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) Berlin.
(d) London.

6. What do the Smith's discuss about dinner in The Bald Soprano?
(a) The potatoes.
(b) The cobbler.
(c) The lamb.
(d) The eggs.

7. What story does Mr. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Dog and the Cow."
(b) "The Noose and the Rope."
(c) "The Snake and the Fox."
(d) "The Dungeon and the Dwarf."

8. In order to articulate, the professor suggests you do what?
(a) Stand on your head.
(b) Put a book on your head.
(c) Lift your neck and chin.
(d) Stand barefoot.

9. Who died three years ago, according to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Sarah Jane Winslow.
(b) Mrs. Wilson.
(c) The Danbury boy.
(d) Bobby Watson.

10. Mr. Smith, in The Bald Soprano, notes that they always give the age of death of deceased persons, but not so of whom?
(a) The engaged couples.
(b) The children.
(c) The French.
(d) The newly born.

11. Of whom does the fire chief say, "It is she who extinguished my first fires"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Mary.

12. According to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano, all the Bobby Watsons are what?
(a) Veterans.
(b) Commercial travelers.
(c) Nurses.
(d) Hospitality workers.

13. In The Bald Soprano, Mr. Smith claims that only what is honest in England?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Fire chiefs.
(c) The Royal Navy.
(d) Doctors.

14. What is Mrs. Martin's first name in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Marie.
(b) Doris.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Elizabeth.

15. What does the pupil say her parents are fairly?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Stubborn.
(c) Strict.
(d) Rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. The professor states in The Lesson, "every tongue is at bottom nothing but _____."

2. Who says, "we can't be sure of anything, young lady, in this world"?

3. What doctor, before operating on Parker, "had his own liver operated on first," in The Bald Soprano?

4. The Smiths were given seven silver what for their wedding in The Bald Soprano?

5. How high does the pupil initially say she can count in The Lesson?

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