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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. What color is the Milkmaid's cap?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

2. The Old Man tells the Student that the "most conspicuous thing" (9) about the Dead Man had been what element?
(a) Courage.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Depravity.
(d) Deceit.

3. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?
(a) Emulating other people.
(b) Persuading other people.
(c) Robbing other people.
(d) Slandering other people.

4. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?
(a) Attending the coronation.
(b) Attending the opera.
(c) Attending the symphony.
(d) Attending a circus performance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?

2. The Student quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?

3. As the curtain rises on Act I, what sound can be heard?

4. How old is the Lady in Black, according to the Old Man?

5. On what day of the week does the play's narrative begin?

(see the answer key)

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