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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Student tells the Old Man that he is studying what subject?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Politics.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Languages.

2. Which character returns the Girl's piece of jewelry after she drops it out of the window?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) The Caretaker's Wife.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Student.

3. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?
(a) Slandering other people.
(b) Robbing other people.
(c) Persuading other people.
(d) Emulating other people.

4. The Old Man tells the Student that "All help is" (5) what?
(a) Humiliating.
(b) Charity.
(c) Warranted.
(d) Harmful.

5. To what god does Johansson compare the Old Man when discussing the Old Man's demeanor within the town?
(a) Thor.
(b) Loki.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which characters are able to see the Milkmaid when she appears at the end of Act I?

2. When the Student finds he is unable to free his hand from the Old Man's grasp, the Old Man says that before he dies, he wants to make which character happy?

3. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?

4. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?

5. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?

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