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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III: Pages 32-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Fun.
(d) Chaos.

2. How does the Milkmaid respond to the student's request that she "bathe [his] eyes" (3)?
(a) She refuses his request.
(b) She does not answer him at all.
(c) She does as he requests and refuses his offer of money.
(d) She does as he requests and accepts his offer of money.

3. Bengtsson says that the "lady of the house" (18) sits in what location all day?
(a) The chaise lounge.
(b) The rocking chair.
(c) The balcony.
(d) The cupboard.

4. When the Colonel enters the Round Room to meet with the Old Man, what instruction does he give to the Old Man?
(a) Bow.
(b) Sit down.
(c) Kneel.
(d) Lie down.

5. By what term does the Student refer to the Cook?
(a) Crone.
(b) Hag.
(c) Ogress.
(d) Marshmallow.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who hoists "the flag to half-mast" (12) in honor of the Dead Man?

4. Who tells the Student that his picture is already in the paper in association with his heroism the night before?

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?

(see the answer key)

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