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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Old Man asserts that only how many deceptive witnesses are needed in order to "prove anything about which they have agreed," (30) according to the Old Man?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. To what location does the Mummy go when she leaves the Round Room in Act II?
(a) The Green Room.
(b) The balcony.
(c) The Hyacinth Room.
(d) The hallway.

4. What is eventually revealed to be the Old Man's surname?
(a) Bjornsen.
(b) Hoffstraad.
(c) Hummel.
(d) Erickson.

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

6. When the Colonel enters the Round Room to meet with the Old Man, what instruction does he give to the Old Man?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Kneel.
(c) Lie down.
(d) Bow.

7. The family name claimed by the Colonel has been "extinct" (25) for over how many years, according to the Old Man?
(a) 25.
(b) 100.
(c) 15.
(d) 50.

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

9. Johansson marvels at the fact that which character is "itching to get in" the house "as if it were a paradise" (20)?
(a) Bengtsson.
(b) The Student.
(c) The Mummy.
(d) The Old Man.

10. When the Old Man arrives at the ghost supper, he demands that his presence be announced to which character?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Lady in Black.
(d) The Girl.

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

12. In what arrangement do the guests at the ghost supper sit down?
(a) A circle.
(b) An oval.
(c) A spiral.
(d) A square.

13. What does the Mummy do when Bengtsson asks her to whistle?
(a) She shouts.
(b) She weeps.
(c) She whistles.
(d) She spits.

14. To whom does the Old Man want to marry the Girl?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) Johansson.
(c) Bergtsson.
(d) The Student.

15. To what role is Johansson assigned during the ghost supper?
(a) Taking coats.
(b) Announcing guests.
(c) Serving tea.
(d) Pushing the Old Man around the party.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Act II begins, in what location is the Colonel sitting as he writes?

2. Which character is the biological father of the Girl?

3. What material covers the cupboard door inside the Round Room?

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

5. The American Volunteer Force is said to have been reorganized at the end of which war?

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