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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. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?
(a) Fun.
(b) Money.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Power.

2. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?
(a) Wood.
(b) Wire.
(c) Canvas.
(d) Gold.

3. Which character is the Old Man clearly unable to see within Act I?
(a) The Caretaker's Wife.
(b) The Student.
(c) The Milkmaid.
(d) The Girl.

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

5. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?
(a) Emulating other people.
(b) Robbing other people.
(c) Slandering other people.
(d) Persuading other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Biblical element does the Student allude while asking the Milkmaid to wash his eyes?

2. The Dead Man had held what position in life, according to the Old Man?

3. 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?

4. When the Student appears for the first time, he walks directly up to what object?

5. The Student announces toward the end of Act I that he is going to get away before what happens?

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