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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. How does the Milkmaid respond to the student's request that she "bathe [his] eyes" (3)?
(a) She refuses his request.
(b) She does not answer him at all.
(c) She does as he requests and accepts his offer of money.
(d) She does as he requests and refuses his offer of money.

2. What is the Old Man reading the first time the audience sees him onstage?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) An eviction notice.
(c) A magazine.
(d) An arrest warrant.

3. The Old Man tells the Student that after the performance, he must make his way to what location?
(a) The Hyacinth Room.
(b) The Round Room.
(c) The consulate.
(d) The opera house.

4. The Old Man tells the Student that he has no heirs except one son, whom he describes in what way?
(a) Murderous.
(b) Traitorous.
(c) Blasphemous.
(d) Good-for-nothing.

5. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?
(a) As a professor.
(b) As a merchant.
(c) As a farmer.
(d) As a butcher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what role is Bengtsson assigned during the ghost supper?

3. To whom does the Girl say a few words before going into the house?

4. The Student asks the Milkmaid to dip what object into the water before washing his eyes with it?

5. Which characters are able to see the Milkmaid when she appears at the end of Act I?

(see the answer key)

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