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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 which location does Bengtsson go when he is bidden by the Old Man to leave the Round Room?
(a) The foyer.
(b) The Hyacinth Room.
(c) The Green Room.
(d) The balcony.

2. To what role is Bengtsson assigned during the ghost supper?
(a) Announcing guests.
(b) Taking coats.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Polishing silver.

3. To what role is Johansson assigned during the ghost supper?
(a) Taking coats.
(b) Serving tea.
(c) Pushing the Old Man around the party.
(d) Announcing guests.

4. The Old Man asserts that only how many deceptive witnesses are needed in order to "prove anything about which they have agreed," (30) according to the Old Man?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. Bengtsson says that the "lady of the house" (18) sits in what location all day?
(a) The balcony.
(b) The rocking chair.
(c) The chaise lounge.
(d) The cupboard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Colonel praises the Student for what virtue once the Student has arrived at the ghost supper?

3. The Old Man orders everyone to leave the ghost supper, with the exception of which two characters?

4. The Old Man threatens to take what action if the people he has ordered to leave do not comply?

5. What does the Mummy do when the cupboard door is opened?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the statue that is part of the Round Room's set.

2. 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)?

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

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. Identify an instance of comic relief within the play and discuss its purpose.

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

7. Which character is depicted within the portrait in the Round Room and what is the portrait's symbolism?

8. Discuss an instance when Strindberg uses the music motif in conjunction with an instance of foreshadowing.

9. For what reason is the Mummy "unable to tolerate" the "sight of her own daughter" (19)?

10. Where are the Student and the Girl when the Mummy forces the Old Man into the cupboard and why is this detail significant?

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