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

2. The Student asks the Milkmaid if he might borrow which object?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A cup.
(c) A match.
(d) A stick of butter.

3. What is the Old Man reading the first time the audience sees him onstage?
(a) An eviction notice.
(b) A magazine.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) An arrest warrant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?

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. Once the Student reveals that he has heard the Old Man's name before, the Old Man says he supposes that his name had been mentioned "with a certain" (5) what?

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

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