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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. When the Student first asks Johansson what the Old Man is "after," (14) what is the Student's initial guess?
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Adoration.
(d) Love.

2. The Student announces toward the end of Act I that he is going to get away before what happens?
(a) He commits a terrible sin.
(b) He becomes corrupt.
(c) He dies.
(d) He cannot get away.

3. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?
(a) Wood.
(b) Gold.
(c) Wire.
(d) Canvas.

4. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?
(a) Persuading other people.
(b) Robbing other people.
(c) Emulating other people.
(d) Slandering other people.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the Student respond when the Old Man asks if he is "a gambler" (7)?

4. To what Biblical element does the Student allude while asking the Milkmaid to wash his eyes?

5. Who shows the Girl the Student's picture in the newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the Student begin to cry once he has seen the Girl?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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