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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. The pupil in The Lesson says that she wants to qualify for the first what?
(a) Diplomas.
(b) College admissions.
(c) Bar exams.
(d) Doctor's orals.

2. The Smiths were given seven silver what for their wedding in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Knives.
(b) Forks.
(c) Spoons.
(d) Salvers.

3. The professor states that if you utter several sounds at an accelerated speed, they will do what?
(a) Cling to each other.
(b) Become inaudible.
(c) Be inarticulate.
(d) Become slurred.

4. What is the maid's name in The Lesson?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Marie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died three years ago, according to Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano?

2. What does the professor say the pupil has a tendency to always do when doing arithmetic?

3. How many strokes does the "English clock" strike at the beginning of The Bald Soprano?

4. The professor tells the pupil that in arithmetic, "the thing that counts is, above all" what?

5. What is the fire chief wearing in The Bald Soprano?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is similar about The Bald Soprano to the other plays in the book?

2. What story does Mary tell the Smiths and Martins?

3. Discuss tension and satire thematically in The Bald Soprano.

4. Describe the transitions of the professor and the pupil in The Lesson.

5. What does the professor do after the death of the pupil?

6. Describe the professor's discourse on philology.

7. What does Mary say in her aside to the audience in The Bald Soprano?

8. Describe the fire chief's arrival in The Bald Soprano.

9. Describe the doorbell in The Bald Soprano.

10. How does the professor attempt to teach the pupil arithmetic?

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