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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. At what time of day does the play open?
(a) Evening.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Morning.
(d) Midnight.

2. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?
(a) The Colonel's.
(b) The Old Man's.
(c) Johansson's.
(d) The Dead Man's.

3. According to the Old Man, if the Student were what kind of child, he would be able to see the Dead Man emerge from the house to look at a particular object?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

4. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?
(a) 60.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

5. What distinctive outfit is the Girl wearing when she is first seen by the audience?
(a) A riding habit.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A long cape.
(d) A men's suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which characters are able to see the Milkmaid when she appears at the end of Act I?

2. What action does the Student take just after the Girl enters the house?

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

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

5. The Old Man announces in Act I that he thinks what kind of weather is imminent?

(see the answer key)

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