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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the pupil say she doesn't know all of yet and has trouble learning them in The Lesson?
(a) Spanish cities.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) World geography.
(d) French cities.

2. Not being able to rely on her reasoning, the pupil has done what with all possible multiplications?
(a) Forgotten them.
(b) Learned a new system.
(c) Recalculated.
(d) Memorized.

3. 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.

4. What story does the fire chief tell after Mrs. Smith breaks down sobbing in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Fire Chief."
(b) "The Headcold."
(c) "The Smiths."
(d) "The Dog and the Cow."

5. What story does Mrs. Smith tell in The Bald Soprano?
(a) "The Snake and the Fox."
(b) "The Bouquet."
(c) "The Mad Hatter."
(d) "The Dog and the Cow."

6. Who did the Smiths' maid go to the cinema with in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Her niece.
(b) A man.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her mother.

7. When did Mrs. Martin leave her hometown in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Five days ago.
(b) Five months ago.
(c) Five years ago.
(d) Five weeks ago.

8. Where has Mr. Martin resided since coming to London in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Isleydale Avenue.
(b) Smith Street.
(c) Bromfield Street.
(d) Martin Lane.

9. Who says, "we can't be sure of anything, young lady, in this world"?
(a) The professor.
(b) Mrs. Watson.
(c) The pupil.
(d) The maid.

10. Geography and what are twin sisters, according to the professor in The Lesson?
(a) Typography.
(b) Geology.
(c) Philology.
(d) Anatomy.

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

12. The professor states in The Lesson, "every tongue is at bottom nothing but _____."
(a) Language.
(b) Geography.
(c) Disruption.
(d) Latin.

13. The pupil says that her perception of what is "rather vague...confused"?
(a) Plurality.
(b) French.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Geography.

14. What question does the student answer wrong in her beginnings with the professor?
(a) Six minus one.
(b) Four plus one.
(c) Four minus three.
(d) Four minus one.

15. Who is left on stage after the blackout at the end of The Bald Soprano?
(a) Mary.
(b) The Martins.
(c) The Smiths.
(d) The fire chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells a story about seeing a man in the underground reading a newspaper in The Bald Soprano?

2. Who is at the door when Mrs. Smith first goes to answer the doorbell in The Bald Soprano?

3. What does the professor wear when entering in The Lesson?

4. What is the maid's name in The Bald Soprano?

5. How old is the professor in The Lesson?

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