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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character refers to the Old Man as "the spawn of" a particular literary character?
(a) The Mummy.
(b) Johansson.
(c) The Student.
(d) Bengtsson.

2. Which member of the household is depicted as knowing the most about each inhabitant's secrets and truths?
(a) The Lady in Black.
(b) Bengtsson.
(c) The Mummy.
(d) The Colonel.

3. Bengtsson claims that the Mummy has been living in the house for how many years?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

4. In what way does the Student greet the Colonel when he arrives for the ghost supper?
(a) A hug.
(b) A grant.
(c) A bow.
(d) A handshake.

5. What adjective does the Old Man use to describe the house in which the ghost supper is held?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Dilapidated.
(c) Grand.
(d) Wretched.

6. What type of medical aid does the Old Man bring with him to the ghost supper?
(a) A walker.
(b) An arm cast.
(c) Crutches.
(d) A wheelchair.

7. Which character repeatedly addresses questions to a person named Jacob in Act II?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Mummy.

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

9. The event discussed in Act II is called what kind of a supper?
(a) False.
(b) Late.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Silent.

10. What object does the Colonel usually use to summon his servant?
(a) A kazoo.
(b) A bell.
(c) A triangle.
(d) A horn.

11. The Old Man tells the Mummy that her husband is pursuing a divorce so that he can marry the daughter of which character?
(a) The Dead Man.
(b) Bengtsson.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Old Man.

12. The Colonel names which two items as ones the Old Man cannot possess?
(a) His debt and his good name.
(b) His family's coat of arms and his good name.
(c) The Mummy and the Girl.
(d) His family's wealth and his good name.

13. The Colonel praises the Student for what virtue once the Student has arrived at the ghost supper?
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Heroism.
(c) Patience.
(d) Kindness.

14. The American Volunteer Force is said to have been reorganized at the end of which war?
(a) Indian.
(b) Civil.
(c) Revolutionary.
(d) Spanish-American.

15. Which character is revealed to have paid all of the Colonel's outstanding debts?
(a) The Mummy.
(b) The Girl.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Student.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does not receive an invitation to the supper discussed in Act II?

2. What is eventually revealed to be the Old Man's surname?

3. What is the eventually revealed to be the Girl's first name?

4. What object does the Colonel have in his hand when he enters the Round Room in Act II?

5. Who suggests that the guests at the ghost supper be served tea?

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