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

2. The Old Man tells the Student that "All help is" (5) what?
(a) Charity.
(b) Harmful.
(c) Humiliating.
(d) Warranted.

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

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

5. 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?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Pride.
(c) Peace.
(d) Aversion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Act I of The Ghost Sonata begins just outside of what type of structure?

2. At what time of day does the play open?

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

4. The Student asks the Milkmaid if he might borrow which object?

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

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