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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. The Old Man tells the Student that he has no heirs except one son, whom he describes in what way?
(a) Good-for-nothing.
(b) Traitorous.
(c) Blasphemous.
(d) Murderous.

2. What beverage is said to always be drunk at the supper discussed in Act II?
(a) Wine.
(b) Milk.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tea.

3. To whom is the Mummy married in the narrative present?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The Student.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) Johansson.

4. How does the Student respond when the Old Man asks if he is "a gambler" (7)?
(a) He says that he has never been a gambler.
(b) He says that he used to be a gambler, but he had shown no aptitude for it.
(c) He says that he is a gambler and he rarely wins.
(d) He says that he is a gambler and that he always wins.

5. Which character refers to the Old Man as "the spawn of" a particular literary character?
(a) Johansson.
(b) The Student.
(c) Bengtsson.
(d) The Mummy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hoists "the flag to half-mast" (12) in honor of the Dead Man?

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

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

4. What name does the Old Man call out when he sees the statue displayed in the Round Room?

5. The Mummy behaves like what kind of bird when Bengtsson speaks to her?

(see the answer key)

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