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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III: Pages 32-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The family name claimed by the Colonel has been "extinct" (25) for over how many years, according to the Old Man?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

2. The Student tells the Girl in Act III, "You have a lot of" what "in this house" (39)?
(a) Secrets.
(b) Money.
(c) Sins.
(d) Furniture.

3. The stage direction states that the Old Man should look at the Student with what sort of expression when the Student mentions the Milkmaid?
(a) Horror.
(b) Fascination.
(c) Regret.
(d) Elation.

4. In what way does the Student greet the Colonel when he arrives for the ghost supper?
(a) A grant.
(b) A bow.
(c) A handshake.
(d) A hug.

5. Which character in Act II discovers that the Girl is ill with an unknown malady?
(a) Bengtsson.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Student.
(d) Johansson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does the Colonel refer to as his "devoted servant" (25)?

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

3. Which character refers to the Old Man as "the spawn of" a particular literary character?

4. What does the Student NOT name among the characteristics of the world he lists at the end of the play?

5. The Student quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?

(see the answer key)

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