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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Old Man asks the Student to reserve seats for what type of performance?
(a) A movie.
(b) An opera.
(c) A play.
(d) A ballet.

3. To what god does Johansson compare the Old Man when discussing the Old Man's demeanor within the town?
(a) Thor.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Loki.

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

5. 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 does as he requests and accepts his offer of money.
(c) She does not answer him at all.
(d) She refuses his request.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action is the Lady in Black performing the first time the audience sees her in Act I?

2. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?

3. What object does the Girl drop out of the window in Act I?

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

5. What aspect of the Student's persona causes the Old Man to ask if the young man knows a Mr. Arkenholtz?

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