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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?
(a) As a butcher.
(b) As a farmer.
(c) As a merchant.
(d) As a professor.

4. To what god does Johansson compare the Old Man when discussing the Old Man's demeanor within the town?
(a) Thor.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Loki.
(d) Hercules.

5. The Old Man tells the Student that "All help is" (5) what?
(a) Charity.
(b) Humiliating.
(c) Harmful.
(d) Warranted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?

4. To whom does the Girl say a few words before going into the house?

5. The Old Man tells the Student that after the performance, he must make his way to what location?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Lady in Black and what is her purpose?

2. In what way does Strindberg use physicality to illustrate the tyranny present within the Old Man's character?

3. What reaction by the Milkmaid causes the Student to become surprised at the beginning of the play and why?

4. What were the circumstances behind the second marriage between the Colonel and the Mummy?

5. Why does the Old Man instruct the Student to reserve "a ticket for seat eighty-two in the sixth row" (6) at the opera?

6. From the Student's perspective, what does the house at the center of the play symbolize within Act I?

7. What does the Old Man ask of the Student in lieu of the money he claims the Student's father still owes him?

8. What circumstances had led the Student to the scene of the collapsed house the night before the narrative present?

9. What is demonstrated about the Student's character within his response to the Old Man's accusations against the Student's father?

10. What information does the Student learn about the Old Man's treatment of the powerful during his conversation with Johansson?

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