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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. To what role is Bengtsson assigned during the ghost supper?
2. To what role is Johansson assigned during the ghost supper?
3. Which member of the household is depicted as knowing the most about each inhabitant's secrets and truths?
4. What does the Old Man want the Colonel to do with his own "devoted servant" (25)?
5. In what arrangement do the guests at the ghost supper sit down?
Short Essay Questions
1. What instruction does the Mummy give to the Old Man when she leaves him alone with the Colonel?
2. For what reason is the gathering in Act II referred to as a "ghost supper," (18) according to Bengtsson?
3. Identify an instance of comic relief within the play and discuss its purpose.
4. When the Old Man declares everything in the Colonel's house as now belonging to him, what items does the Colonel claim can never be taken away from him?
5. What truth is eventually revealed about the connection between the Milkmaid and the Old Man?
6. What is the significance of the Colonel's retort to the Old Man's claim that Bengtsson "is not the man he appears to be" (25)?
7. What threat does the Old Man make to the hosts of the ghost supper and how does the Mummy respond?
8. What events lead the Old Man to conclude that the "place is haunted" (21)?
9. What do the flower bulbs within the Hyacinth Room represent?
10. What does the Old Man mean when he tells Bengtsson that his visit to the house is "not unexpected," though he knows it is certainly "undesired" (21)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the roles of the Mummy, the Dead Man, and the Milkmaid within the text of The Ghost Sonata. How does Strindberg use each character’s depiction in order to highlight themes depicted within the overall narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Strindberg's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Ghost Sonata.
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Strindberg send about hope and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
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