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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. When Act II begins, in what location is the Girl sitting as she reads?
(a) The balcony.
(b) The Hyacinth Room.
(c) The Round Room.
(d) The Green Room.

2. Which characters are able to see the Milkmaid when she appears at the end of Act I?
(a) The lady in black and the student.
(b) The girl and the student.
(c) The caretaker's wife and the colonel.
(d) The student and the old man.

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

4. When the Student first asks Johansson what the Old Man is "after," (14) what is the Student's initial guess?
(a) Adoration.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

5. 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) 43.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What incentive does Johansson name as the one that drives the Old Man?

3. Bengtsson says that the "lady of the house" (18) sits in what location all day?

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

5. Which of the following traits does NOT characterize the Old Man?

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