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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 quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Bankruptcy.
(c) Tax audit.
(d) Homicide investigation.

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

3. When the Student first asks Johansson what the Old Man is "after," (14) what is the Student's initial guess?
(a) Love.
(b) Adoration.
(c) Money.
(d) Power.

4. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?
(a) The Student.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Girl.
(d) Johansson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is revealed to be standing on the staircase when the curtain rises in Act I?

2. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?

3. The Old Man says that though the ruin of the Student's father had likely been attributed to him, the reality is that the Student's father had stolen how many "thousand crowns" (5) from the Old Man?

4. The Student announces toward the end of Act I that he is going to get away before what happens?

5. What does the Old Man offer to the Student, which the Student promptly accepts?

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