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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the Dead Man wearing when he emerges from the house?
(a) A dress.
(b) A bathing suit.
(c) A robe.
(d) A sheet.

3. What is eventually revealed to be the Old Man's surname?
(a) Hoffstraad.
(b) Erickson.
(c) Hummel.
(d) Bjornsen.

4. The Old Man tells the Student that "All help is" (5) what?
(a) Harmful.
(b) Warranted.
(c) Charity.
(d) Humiliating.

5. To which literary character does Johansson allude when he tells the Student about the Old Man's past romantic life?
(a) Casanova.
(b) Prince Valiant.
(c) Don Juan.
(d) Romeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character repeatedly addresses questions to a person named Jacob in Act II?

2. What item does the Milkmaid use to look at her reflection as she is fixing her hair?

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

4. Johansson marvels at the fact that which character is "itching to get in" the house "as if it were a paradise" (20)?

5. Which character is the biological father of the Girl?

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