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

2. Which of the following traits does NOT characterize the Old Man?
(a) White hair.
(b) Baldness.
(c) A white beard.
(d) Spectacles.

3. Who hoists "the flag to half-mast" (12) in honor of the Dead Man?
(a) The Girl.
(b) The Mummy.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Lady in Black.

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

5. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?
(a) Power.
(b) Fun.
(c) Money.
(d) Chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Act I of The Ghost Sonata begins just outside of what type of structure?

2. On what day of the week does the play's narrative begin?

3. Who tells the Student that his picture is already in the paper in association with his heroism the night before?

4. Which character is the Old Man clearly unable to see within Act I?

5. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What claims does the Old Man make about the Student's father in Act I?

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

4. How does the Student respond to the Old Man's claims about the supposed transgressions committed by the Student's father?

5. What claim does the Old Man make about altruism and what does the claim demonstrate about his character?

6. How does the Old Man first come into contact with the Student in Act I?

7. Which character in the play is characterized as having been born on a Sunday and why is this detail significant?

8. What is the relationship among the Colonel, the Girl, and the statue?

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

10. What explanation does the Student eventually give to the Milkmaid about his disheveled appearance?

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