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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Student quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?
(a) Homicide investigation.
(b) Bankruptcy.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Tax audit.

2. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?
(a) Prince Valiant.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Don Juan.
(d) Casanova.

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

4. In the central foreground of Act I is a green object of what type?
(a) A fire hydrant.
(b) A chair.
(c) A bench.
(d) A stool.

5. What does the Milkmaid do with her cap while she washes her hands and fixes her hair?
(a) She puts it in the pocket of her dress.
(b) She hangs it on the fountain.
(c) She hangs it on the cow's horn.
(d) She places it on the ground.

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

7. The Student tells the Old Man that he is studying what subject?
(a) Politics.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Languages.

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

9. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

10. The stage direction states that the Old Man should look at the Student with what sort of expression when the Student mentions the Milkmaid?
(a) Fascination.
(b) Horror.
(c) Elation.
(d) Regret.

11. Which character returns the Girl's piece of jewelry after she drops it out of the window?
(a) The Student.
(b) The Caretaker's Wife.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Lady in Black.

12. The Old Man tells the Student that after the performance, he must make his way to what location?
(a) The Hyacinth Room.
(b) The consulate.
(c) The opera house.
(d) The Round Room.

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

14. When the Student first asks Johansson what the Old Man is "after," (14) what is the Student's initial guess?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Adoration.
(d) Love.

15. 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 Lady in Black.
(b) The Student.
(c) The Girl.
(d) Johansson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?

2. The Dead Man had held what position in life, according to the Old Man?

3. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?

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

5. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?

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