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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Student quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?
(a) Homicide investigation.
(b) Tax audit.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) Divorce.

2. The Student tells the Milkmaid that he has been up all night taking part in what activity?
(a) Putting out fires.
(b) Creating sandbags.
(c) Guarding his sisters.
(d) Tending to injured people.

3. Who tells the Student that his picture is already in the paper in association with his heroism the night before?
(a) The Caretaker's Wife.
(b) The Milkmaid.
(c) The Mummy.
(d) The Old Man.

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

5. Which character is revealed to be standing on the staircase when the curtain rises in Act I?
(a) The Milkmaid.
(b) The Student.
(c) The Lady in Black.
(d) The Caretaker's Wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Old Man tells the Student that "All help is" (5) what?

2. What is the Old Man reading the first time the audience sees him onstage?

3. What does the Milkmaid do with her cap while she washes her hands and fixes her hair?

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

5. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?

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