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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 24-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Elation.
(b) Fascination.
(c) Horror.
(d) Regret.

2. What adjective does the Old Man use to describe the house in which the ghost supper is held?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Wretched.
(c) Grand.
(d) Dilapidated.

3. When the Old Man arrives at the ghost supper, he demands that his presence be announced to which character?
(a) The Girl.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Mummy.
(d) The Colonel.

4. What does the Old Man do when he is given a particular instruction by the Colonel in Act II?
(a) He sits.
(b) He bows.
(c) He screams.
(d) He kneels.

5. What is NOT an object the Old Man demands that the Colonel remove in Act II?
(a) His silk shirt.
(b) His mustache.
(c) His false teeth.
(d) His wig.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Old Man tells the Student that after the performance, he must make his way to what location?

3. As Johansson wheels the Old Man quickly away from the house at the end of Act I, the Old Man tells the Student not to forget what?

4. A nobleman is said to have blood of what color?

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

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