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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) World geography.
(b) Spanish cities.
(c) French cities.
(d) Mathematics.

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

3. What is Bobby Watson's wife's name in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Bobby Watson.
(b) Michelle Watson.
(c) Sarah Watson.
(d) Jenny Watson.

4. What is Mr. Martin's name in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Donald.
(b) William.
(c) Jack.
(d) Harry.

5. What time does Mrs. Smith say it is when she first speaks to her husband in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Twelve o'clock.
(b) Nine o'clock.
(c) Eleven o'clock.
(d) Seven o'clock.

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

7. How high does the pupil initially say she can count in The Lesson?
(a) Infinity.
(b) Five.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

8. Who, in the course of The Lesson, loses gaiety to become withdrawn and morose?
(a) The maid.
(b) The professor.
(c) The visitor.
(d) The pupil.

9. What does the professor go and take out of the drawer in the end of The Lesson?
(a) Some chalk.
(b) A rope.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A knive.

10. Who says, "times are bad. That's true all over. It's the same this year with business and agriculture as it is with fires, nothing is prospering"?
(a) The fire chief.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mr. Martin.
(d) Mr. Smith.

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

12. 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.

13. How old is the maid in The Lesson?
(a) 35-40.
(b) 25-30.
(c) 45-50.
(d) 65-70.

14. In The Bald Soprano, who tells the audience, "My real name is Sherlock Holmes"?
(a) Helen.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mary.

15. What does the professor use to demonstrate numbers in The Lesson?
(a) Children.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Matches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is seated on stage at the opening of The Bald Soprano?

3. When did Mrs. Martin leave her hometown in The Bald Soprano?

4. When did Mr. Martin leave his hometown in The Bald Soprano?

5. The professor states that if you utter several sounds at an accelerated speed, they will do what?

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