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

2. The Old Man announces in Act I that he thinks what kind of weather is imminent?
(a) Snow.
(b) Hail.
(c) Wind.
(d) Rain.

3. The Old Man accuses the Colonel of committing what transgression?
(a) Bigamy.
(b) Usury.
(c) Stealing his fiancee.
(d) Shirking his own marital duties.

4. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?
(a) Attending the opera.
(b) Attending the symphony.
(c) Attending a circus performance.
(d) Attending the coronation.

5. How does the Student respond when the Old Man asks if he is "a gambler" (7)?
(a) He says that he has never been a gambler.
(b) He says that he is a gambler and that he always wins.
(c) He says that he used to be a gambler, but he had shown no aptitude for it.
(d) He says that he is a gambler and he rarely wins.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the Mummy married in the narrative present?

2. How old is the Lady in Black, according to the Old Man?

3. What is the Dead Man wearing when he emerges from the house?

4. Bengtsson claims that the Mummy has been living in the house for how many years?

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

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