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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III: Pages 32-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the hyacinth flower is said to "turn [his] head inside out" (32)?
(a) Its color.
(b) Its scent.
(c) Its height.
(d) Its pollen.

2. The letters on the Cook's soy bottle are described by the Girl as looking like what objects?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Millipedes.
(d) Scorpions.

3. In what position is the Student when Act III opens?
(a) He is sitting.
(b) He is kneeling.
(c) He is lying down.
(d) He is standing.

4. The Student tells the Girl that taking what action for "too long" is bound to create a substance like "stagnant water" (40)?
(a) Lying.
(b) Remaining silent.
(c) Hiding sin.
(d) Pursuing unrequited love.

5. The Girl has heard the Colonel say, "What's the point of talking, when neither of us can" (34) take what action?
(a) Befriend the other.
(b) Hear the other.
(c) Fool the other.
(d) Love the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Man want the Colonel to do with his own "devoted servant" (25)?

2. On what day of the week does the play's narrative begin?

3. By what term does the Student refer to the Cook?

4. To which location does Bengtsson go when he is bidden by the Old Man to leave the Round Room?

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

(see the answer key)

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