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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Student tells the Milkmaid that he has been up all night taking part in what activity?
2. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?
3. Who shows the Girl the Student's picture in the newspaper?
4. To whom does the Girl say a few words before going into the house?
5. The Old Man tells the Student that "All help is" (5) what?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Strindberg use physicality to illustrate the tyranny present within the Old Man's character?
2. Which character in the play is characterized as having been born on a Sunday and why is this detail significant?
3. What supreme desire does the Old Man claim to hold dear when he speaks to the Student?
4. Why does the Old Man instruct the Student to reserve "a ticket for seat eighty-two in the sixth row" (6) at the opera?
5. What claims does the Old Man make about the Student's father in Act I?
6. Why does the Student begin to cry once he has seen the Girl?
7. What claim does the Old Man make about altruism and what does the claim demonstrate about his character?
8. What circumstances had led the Student to the scene of the collapsed house the night before the narrative present?
9. What paradoxical statement does Johansson make about the link between the Old Man and trust?
10. How does the Student respond to the Old Man's claims about the supposed transgressions committed by the Student's father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Strindberg's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of The Ghost Sonata.
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of desire portrayed in The Ghost Sonata? Examine Strindberg's treatment of and messages regarding desire throughout the play.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Ghost Sonata.
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