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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stage direction states that the Old Man should look at the Student with what sort of expression when the Student mentions the Milkmaid?
(a) Regret.
(b) Horror.
(c) Fascination.
(d) Elation.

2. How old is the Lady in Black, according to the Old Man?
(a) 79.
(b) 58.
(c) 90.
(d) 88.

3. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?
(a) Johansson's.
(b) The Dead Man's.
(c) The Old Man's.
(d) The Colonel's.

4. Which character in Act II discovers that the Girl is ill with an unknown malady?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Student.
(d) Bengtsson.

5. What adjective does the Old Man use to describe the house when he hears someone call his first name?
(a) Haunted.
(b) Grim.
(c) Eerie.
(d) Enchanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what object will the Dead Man gaze when he emerges from the house, according to the Old Man?

2. Which character repeatedly addresses questions to a person named Jacob in Act II?

3. The Student tells the Old Man that the Mr. Arkenholtz to whom he refers is which member of his family?

4. The Old Man says that though the ruin of the Student's father had likely been attributed to him, the reality is that the Student's father had stolen how many "thousand crowns" (5) from the Old Man?

5. The Old Man tells the Student that he has no heirs except one son, whom he describes in what way?

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