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

2. When did Mr. Martin leave his hometown in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Five days ago.
(b) Five years ago.
(c) Five weeks ago.
(d) Five months ago.

3. When leading her to say "autumn," what does the professor say it begins like?
(a) Autonomous.
(b) Automatic.
(c) August.
(d) Automobile.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In The Bald Soprano, who tells the audience, "My real name is Sherlock Holmes"?

3. Where is Mrs. Martin originally from in The Bald Soprano?

4. What does the pupil say she doesn't know all of yet and has trouble learning them in The Lesson?

5. What does the pupil say her parents are fairly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the differences between The Bald Soprano and the other plays in the collection.

2. What does the ending of The Bald Soprano mean?

3. Describe the doorbell in The Bald Soprano.

4. Describe the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Martin when they "meet."

5. Why are the initial stage directions atypical in The Lesson?

6. What initial conversation takes place between the professor and the pupil in The Lesson?

7. What is the effect of reading the stage directions before the action in The Lesson?

8. What is the beginning conversation between the Smiths and the Martins like?

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

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

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