The Ghost Sonata Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Ghost Sonata Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?

2. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?

3. The Student tells the Old Man that the Mr. Arkenholtz to whom he refers is which member of his family?

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

5. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Old Man ask of the Student in lieu of the money he claims the Student's father still owes him?

2. Why does the Old Man instruct the Student to reserve "a ticket for seat eighty-two in the sixth row" (6) at the opera?

3. What circumstances had led the Student to the scene of the collapsed house the night before the narrative present?

4. What is the relationship among the Colonel, the Girl, and the statue?

5. Who is the Dead Man?

6. Why does the Student begin to cry once he has seen the Girl?

7. How does the Student respond to the Old Man's claims about the supposed transgressions committed by the Student's father?

8. Who is the Lady in Black and what is her purpose?

9. What paradoxical statement does Johansson make about the link between the Old Man and trust?

10. What explanation does the Student eventually give to the Milkmaid about his disheveled appearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Strindberg’s use of the motif of sound within the play The Ghost Sonata.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Ghost Sonata and analyze Strindberg’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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