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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 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) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. Which character repeatedly addresses questions to a person named Jacob in Act II?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Mummy.

3. When Act II begins, in what location is the Colonel sitting as he writes?
(a) The Round Room.
(b) The Hyacinth Room.
(c) The balcony.
(d) The Green Room.

4. Which character does the Colonel refer to as his "devoted servant" (25)?
(a) Bergtsson.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) The Mummy.
(d) The Student.

5. What object does the Colonel usually use to summon his servant?
(a) A triangle.
(b) A kazoo.
(c) A bell.
(d) A horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose fiancee is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?

2. What piece of jewelry does the Colonel remove and give to the Old Man during Act II?

3. At what object will the Dead Man gaze when he emerges from the house, according to the Old Man?

4. What is NOT a role the Colonel ascribes to the Student?

5. The Old Man tells the Student that the "most conspicuous thing" (9) about the Dead Man had been what element?

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