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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the Mummy married in the narrative present?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) Johansson.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Student.

2. The event discussed in Act II is called what kind of a supper?
(a) Ghost.
(b) Silent.
(c) False.
(d) Late.

3. For which character does the servant named Bengtsson work?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Milkmaid.

4. To whom does the Old Man want to marry the Girl?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Student.
(c) Bergtsson.
(d) The Colonel.

5. Who hears footsteps within Act II?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) Johansson.
(c) The Mummy.
(d) Bengtsson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Johansson marvels at the fact that which character is "itching to get in" the house "as if it were a paradise" (20)?

2. Whose fiancee is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?

3. What object does the Colonel have in his hand when he enters the Round Room in Act II?

4. Which character is the biological father of the Girl?

5. To which location does Bengtsson go when he is bidden by the Old Man to leave the Round Room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two favors does the Old Man ask of the Colonel in return for paying off the Colonel's debts?

2. In what way does the motif of dreams emerge within Act II and why does Strindberg use the motif to show a similarity between the Student and Johannson?

3. How does Strindberg subvert traditional notions about family within Act II?

4. Discuss an instance in the play when Strindberg sends a particular message about social hierarchy.

5. What events lead the Old Man to conclude that the "place is haunted" (21)?

6. What are the Mummy's first words within the play and what is the significance of her first words?

7. 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)?

8. In what way does the Old Man respond to the Colonel's claim that he has two things that the Old Man "cannot possess" (25)?

9. 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)?

10. Discuss a moment in the play when a character uses a literary device in conjunction with the topic of animals.

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