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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 Milkmaid that he has been up all night taking part in what activity?
(a) Guarding his sisters.
(b) Tending to injured people.
(c) Creating sandbags.
(d) Putting out fires.

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

3. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?
(a) The Student.
(b) The Girl.
(c) Johansson.
(d) The Lady in Black.

4. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?
(a) Gold.
(b) Wire.
(c) Wood.
(d) Canvas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the Lady in Black, according to the Old Man?

3. Once the Student reveals that he has heard the Old Man's name before, the Old Man says he supposes that his name had been mentioned "with a certain" (5) what?

4. When the Student appears for the first time, he walks directly up to what object?

5. As Johansson wheels the Old Man quickly away from the house at the end of Act I, the Old Man tells the Student not to forget what?

(see the answer key)

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