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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 physical aid does the Old Man use to help him get around?
(a) A cane.
(b) A wheelchair.
(c) A walker.
(d) Roller skates.

2. While the Student and the Girl talk together in Act III, who is onstage within the Round Room?
(a) The Colonel and the Old Man.
(b) The Colonel and the Lady in Black.
(c) Bengtsson and Johansson.
(d) The Colonel and the Mummy.

3. According to the Girl, who does the housekeeping now that the Mummy is indisposed?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The Girl.
(c) The Cook.
(d) The Caretaker's Wife.

4. On what day of the week does the play's narrative begin?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character at the ghost supper announces, "Bring the Mummy in and the party can begin" (28)?

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

3. What does the Student NOT name among the characteristics of the world he lists at the end of the play?

4. What distinctive outfit is the Girl wearing when she is first seen by the audience?

5. When Act II begins, in what location is the Colonel sitting as he writes?

(see the answer key)

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