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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is revealed to be the Old Man's surname?
(a) Halstrom.
(b) Heinrich.
(c) Hummel.
(d) Hanger.

2. How does the Student respond when the Old Man asks if he is "a gambler" (7)?
(a) He says that he is a gambler and he rarely wins.
(b) He says that he has never been a gambler.
(c) He says that he used to be a gambler, but he had shown no aptitude for it.
(d) He says that he is a gambler and that he always wins.

3. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?
(a) He says that he is enormously wealthy.
(b) He says that he is moderately wealthy.
(c) He says that he lives near the poverty line.
(d) He says he is the exact opposite.

4. Which of the following traits does NOT characterize the Old Man?
(a) Spectacles.
(b) A white beard.
(c) White hair.
(d) Baldness.

5. The Student asks the Milkmaid to dip what object into the water before washing his eyes with it?
(a) A napkin.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) His jacket.
(d) A washcloth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character is the Old Man clearly unable to see within Act I?

3. How does the Milkmaid respond to the student's request that she "bathe [his] eyes" (3)?

4. In the central foreground of Act I is a green object of what type?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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