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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. How many strokes does the "English clock" strike at the beginning of The Bald Soprano?
(a) 11.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

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

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

4. In The Lesson, the professor says that a bad what can get you into trouble?
(a) Arithmetic.
(b) Education.
(c) Brain.
(d) Pronunciation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the professor suggest they begin with in The Lesson?

2. What season is it in The Lesson?

3. When leading her to say "autumn," what does the professor say it begins like?

4. When the pupil begins to seem ill, what does she say is wrong with her?

5. Where would the professor just as soon live in The Lesson?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the beginning of The Lesson? What is the setting?

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

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

5. What is notable about the title of The Bald Soprano?

6. What do the Smiths and Martins do after the fire chief has left?

7. Describe the professor's discourse on philology.

8. What does the maid interrupt the professor and pupil for?

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

10. What is Absurdism and how does it inhabit the four plays of the book?

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