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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Dead Man wearing when he emerges from the house?
(a) A robe.
(b) A sheet.
(c) A bathing suit.
(d) A dress.

2. What is the Old Man reading the first time the audience sees him onstage?
(a) An arrest warrant.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) An eviction notice.
(d) A magazine.

3. The Old Man tells the Student that he has no heirs except one son, whom he describes in what way?
(a) Blasphemous.
(b) Good-for-nothing.
(c) Murderous.
(d) Traitorous.

4. When the Student finds he is unable to free his hand from the Old Man's grasp, the Old Man says that before he dies, he wants to make which character happy?
(a) The Caretaker's Wife.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Mummy.
(d) The Student.

5. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?

2. The Old Man asks the Student to reserve seats for what type of performance?

3. As the curtain rises on Act I, what sound can be heard?

4. Act I of The Ghost Sonata begins just outside of what type of structure?

5. On what day of the week does the play's narrative begin?

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