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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. When the Student appears for the first time, he walks directly up to what object?
(a) The cow.
(b) The lamp post.
(c) The fountain.
(d) The mailbox.

2. The Student tells the Old Man that he is studying what subject?
(a) Politics.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Languages.
(d) Mathematics.

3. The Old Man asks the Student whether he is related to a man named Mr. Arkenholtz, who works in what capacity?
(a) As a butcher.
(b) As a merchant.
(c) As a professor.
(d) As a farmer.

4. 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) 17.
(b) 13.
(c) 22.
(d) 43.

5. What surface is said to be the only reflective surface used by the Lady in Black?
(a) The window.
(b) The shattered looking-glass.
(c) The water.
(d) The brass fixtures.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?

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

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