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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following traits does NOT characterize the Old Man?
(a) Baldness.
(b) A white beard.
(c) White hair.
(d) Spectacles.

2. At what object will the Dead Man gaze when he emerges from the house, according to the Old Man?
(a) The lady in black.
(b) The flag flying at half-mast.
(c) The water fountain.
(d) The hyacinth bush.

3. 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) Regret.
(c) Fascination.
(d) Horror.

4. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?
(a) The Colonel's.
(b) The Old Man's.
(c) Johansson's.
(d) The Dead Man's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the Milkmaid's cap?

2. Act I of The Ghost Sonata begins just outside of what type of structure?

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

4. The Student tells the Old Man that the Mr. Arkenholtz to whom he refers is which member of his family?

5. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?

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