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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 24-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does the Colonel usually use to summon his servant?
(a) A kazoo.
(b) A bell.
(c) A horn.
(d) A triangle.

2. What is NOT a role the Colonel ascribes to the Student?
(a) Musician.
(b) Poet.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Singer.

3. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?
(a) Don Juan.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Prince Valiant.
(d) Casanova.

4. For which character does the servant named Bengtsson work?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Milkmaid.

5. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?
(a) Existence.
(b) The manor.
(c) Creation.
(d) Success.

Short Answer Questions

1. Johansson marvels at the fact that which character is "itching to get in" the house "as if it were a paradise" (20)?

2. Whose mistress is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?

3. Which character in Act II discovers that the Girl is ill with an unknown malady?

4. What type of medical aid does the Old Man bring with him to the ghost supper?

5. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?

(see the answer key)

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