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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 does the Old Man offer to the Student, which the Student promptly accepts?
(a) A wife.
(b) A job.
(c) An apology.
(d) A wager.

2. When the Student appears for the first time, he walks directly up to what object?
(a) The fountain.
(b) The lamp post.
(c) The mailbox.
(d) The cow.

3. What physical aid does the Old Man use to help him get around?
(a) A walker.
(b) Roller skates.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A cane.

4. To what Biblical element does the Student allude while asking the Milkmaid to wash his eyes?
(a) David and Goliath.
(b) Good Samaritan.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Noah.

5. What action is the Lady in Black performing the first time the audience sees her in Act I?
(a) She is waving.
(b) She is sleeping.
(c) She is standing motionless.
(d) She is reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Act I of The Ghost Sonata begins just outside of what type of structure?

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

3. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?

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

5. The Old Man asks the Student to reserve seats for what type of performance?

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