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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 physical aid does the Old Man use to help him get around?
(a) A walker.
(b) A wheelchair.
(c) A cane.
(d) Roller skates.

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

3. The Old Man announces in Act I that he thinks what kind of weather is imminent?
(a) Snow.
(b) Wind.
(c) Hail.
(d) Rain.

4. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?
(a) The manor.
(b) Creation.
(c) Existence.
(d) Success.

5. In the central foreground of Act I is a green object of what type?
(a) A chair.
(b) A stool.
(c) A bench.
(d) A fire hydrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Dead Man wearing when he emerges from the house?

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

3. When the Student finds he is unable to free his hand from the Old Man's grasp, the Old Man says that before he dies, he wants to make which character happy?

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

5. What distinctive outfit is the Girl wearing when she is first seen by the audience?

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