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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 aspect of the Student's persona causes the Old Man to ask if the young man knows a Mr. Arkenholtz?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His vulnerability.
(c) His speech.
(d) His expression.

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

3. 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) Deceit.
(d) Depravity.

4. The stage direction states that the Old Man should look at the Student with what sort of expression when the Student mentions the Milkmaid?
(a) Regret.
(b) Horror.
(c) Elation.
(d) Fascination.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The old man says that he had been engaged to the lady in black how many years before the narrative present?

2. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?

3. The Student tells the Milkmaid that he has been up all night taking part in what activity?

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

5. The Student tells the Old Man that the Mr. Arkenholtz to whom he refers is which member of his family?

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