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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 Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?
(a) He says that he lives near the poverty line.
(b) He says that he is moderately wealthy.
(c) He says he is the exact opposite.
(d) He says that he is enormously wealthy.

2. 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?
(a) Carmen.
(b) The Valkyrie.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) The Alamo.

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

4. The Old Man asks the Student to push his wheelchair to what location in his first such request?
(a) Into the sun.
(b) Into the foyer.
(c) Onto the balcony.
(d) Over to the water fountain.

5. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?
(a) Robbing other people.
(b) Persuading other people.
(c) Emulating other people.
(d) Slandering other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what object will the Dead Man gaze when he emerges from the house, according to the Old Man?

2. The Old Man tells the Student that he has no heirs except one son, whom he describes in what way?

3. Which character is revealed to be standing on the staircase when the curtain rises in Act I?

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?

5. The Student announces toward the end of Act I that he is going to get away before what happens?

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