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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. In what way is the Girl said to thank the person who returns her piece of jewelry after she drops it?
(a) Flirtatiously.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Graciously.
(d) Stiffly.

2. The Old Man asks the Student to push his wheelchair to what location in his first such request?
(a) Into the sun.
(b) Onto the balcony.
(c) Over to the water fountain.
(d) Into the foyer.

3. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?
(a) Attending the coronation.
(b) Attending the symphony.
(c) Attending a circus performance.
(d) Attending the opera.

4. At what time of day does the play open?
(a) Evening.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Morning.

5. 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?
(a) The Caretaker's Wife.
(b) The Student.
(c) The Lady in Black.
(d) The Mummy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What aspect of the Student's persona causes the Old Man to ask if the young man knows a Mr. Arkenholtz?

3. What does the Old Man offer to the Student, which the Student promptly accepts?

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

5. Which character returns the Girl's piece of jewelry after she drops it out of the window?

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