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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 object does the Girl drop out of the window in Act I?
(a) An earring.
(b) A ring.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A necklace.

2. To what Biblical element does the Student allude while asking the Milkmaid to wash his eyes?
(a) David and Goliath.
(b) Good Samaritan.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Noah.

3. The Student tells the Milkmaid that he has been up all night taking part in what activity?
(a) Guarding his sisters.
(b) Putting out fires.
(c) Tending to injured people.
(d) Creating sandbags.

4. The Student tells the Old Man that the Mr. Arkenholtz to whom he refers is which member of his family?
(a) Brother.
(b) Father.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Grandfather.

5. Who hoists "the flag to half-mast" (12) in honor of the Dead Man?
(a) The Mummy.
(b) The Lady in Black.
(c) The Girl.
(d) The Old Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the Milkmaid's cap?

2. When the Student first asks Johansson what the Old Man is "after," (14) what is the Student's initial guess?

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

4. Once the Student reveals that he has heard the Old Man's name before, the Old Man says he supposes that his name had been mentioned "with a certain" (5) what?

5. Whose biological daughter is the Girl?

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