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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Milkmaid do with her cap while she washes her hands and fixes her hair?
(a) She puts it in the pocket of her dress.
(b) She places it on the ground.
(c) She hangs it on the cow's horn.
(d) She hangs it on the fountain.

3. By which body part does the Old Man seize Johansson when he first arrives at the ghost supper and spies Johansson?
(a) The wrist.
(b) The waist.
(c) The elbow.
(d) The ear.

4. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?
(a) Romeo.
(b) Don Juan.
(c) Prince Valiant.
(d) Casanova.

5. The Old Man says that though the ruin of the Student's father had likely been attributed to him, the reality is that the Student's father had stolen how many "thousand crowns" (5) from the Old Man?
(a) 17.
(b) 43.
(c) 22.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Student sees the Girl for the first time, he says that she is "incredibly" (11) what?

2. Which character in Act II discovers that the Girl is ill with an unknown malady?

3. How does the Student respond when the Old Man asks if he is "a gambler" (7)?

4. What beverage is said to always be drunk at the supper discussed in Act II?

5. What does the Old Man offer to the Student, which the Student promptly accepts?

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