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

2. Which characters are able to see the Milkmaid when she appears at the end of Act I?
(a) The student and the old man.
(b) The caretaker's wife and the colonel.
(c) The girl and the student.
(d) The lady in black and the student.

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?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 43.
(d) 17.

4. 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) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Student sees the Girl for the first time, he says that she is "incredibly" (11) what?

2. What is revealed to be the Old Man's surname?

3. As Johansson wheels the Old Man quickly away from the house at the end of Act I, the Old Man tells the Student not to forget what?

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

5. The Dead Man had held what position in life, according to the Old Man?

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