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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?
2. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?
3. Which of the following traits does NOT characterize the Old Man?
4. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?
5. The Old Man tells the Student that "All help is" (5) what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Old Man ask of the Student in lieu of the money he claims the Student's father still owes him?
2. What reaction by the Milkmaid causes the Student to become surprised at the beginning of the play and why?
3. What were the circumstances behind the second marriage between the Colonel and the Mummy?
4. What claims does the Old Man make about the Student's father in Act I?
5. In what way does Strindberg use physicality to illustrate the tyranny present within the Old Man's character?
6. What circumstances had led the Student to the scene of the collapsed house the night before the narrative present?
7. From the Student's perspective, what does the house at the center of the play symbolize within Act I?
8. What is demonstrated about the Student's character within his response to the Old Man's accusations against the Student's father?
9. Which character in the play is characterized as having been born on a Sunday and why is this detail significant?
10. What explanation does the Student eventually give to the Milkmaid about his disheveled appearance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the play The Ghost Sonata and how does their treatment relate to the play's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Strindberg’s use of the motif of sound within the play The Ghost Sonata.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the role of the Old Man within The Ghost Sonata. How does Strindberg use the the old man’s role to highlight themes included within the overall narrative?
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