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

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

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

4. What is revealed to be the Old Man's surname?
(a) Hummel.
(b) Halstrom.
(c) Hanger.
(d) Heinrich.

5. Which of the following traits does NOT characterize the Old Man?
(a) Baldness.
(b) White hair.
(c) Spectacles.
(d) A white beard.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Student appears for the first time, he walks directly up to what object?

2. In the central foreground of Act I is a green object of what type?

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

4. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?

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

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