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

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

3. What object does the Girl drop out of the window in Act I?
(a) An earring.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A ring.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What distinctive outfit is the Girl wearing when she is first seen by the audience?

4. What is the Dead Man wearing when he emerges from the house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is the Dead Man?

10. Provide evidence for the conclusion that the Student believes at least part of the Old Man's claim about the Student's father.

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